New Castle County, DE Analytics
February recorded 780 crime incidents.
January recorded 926 crime incidents.
December recorded 741 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Theft: 1,162
- Assault: 602
- Vandalism: 285
- Burglary: 146
- Other: 128
- Arrest: 108
- Robbery: 11
- Shooting: 5
- Arson: 0
Crime by Month
In the past three months, January had the most number of crimes in New Castle County, Delaware.
January had about 1% more crime than December, with January producing 185 more crimes than December.
January had about 1% more crime than February, with January producing 146 more crimes than February.
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 89% of property crime in New Castle County, Delaware.
Reported Shootings in New Castle County, Delaware
We recorded 5 shootings over a three month period in New Castle County, Delaware. That's an average of about 1.667 shootings per month. February saw the most shootings with 3, followed by January with 1 shootings, and December 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.