New Castle County, DE Analytics

September recorded 835 crime incidents.

August recorded 982 crime incidents.

July recorded 1,000 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 1,329
  • Assault: 748
  • Vandalism: 303
  • Arrest: 165
  • Other: 156
  • Burglary: 99
  • Robbery: 9
  • Shooting: 8
  • Arson: 0

Crime by Month

In the past three months, July had the most number of crimes in New Castle County, Delaware.

July had about 1% more crime than August, with July producing 18 more crimes than August.

July had about 1% more crime than September, with July producing 165 more crimes than September.

Most Committed Crimes in New Castle County, Delaware

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 47% of crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 99% of violent crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 93% of property crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

Reported Shootings in New Castle County, Delaware

We recorded 8 shootings over a three month period in New Castle County, Delaware. That's an average of about 2.667 shootings per month. July saw the most shootings with 4, followed by August with 3 shootings, and September with 1 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of New Castle County. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.