Bridgeville, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bridgeville, DE Summary

Crime in Bridgeville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bridgeville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bridgeville:

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Bridgeville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,209.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bridgeville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bridgeville is -4.94% below the national average.
  • Bridgeville ranks #17 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Bridgeville ranks #6,971 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bridgeville Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bridgeville is 2,209.3 per 100,000 people. That's -4.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.69% lower than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bridgeville
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 2,209.3 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 507.1 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 14 507.1 431.9 369.8
Burglary 6 217.3 254.2 269.8
Larceny 35 1,267.7 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 217.3 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 47 1,702.3 1,961.4 1,954.4

Bridgeville Crime Compared To Delaware Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Delaware.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bridgeville

14
Violent Crimes
507.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Bridgeville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bridgeville is 507.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bridgeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.40% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bridgeville

47
Property Crimes
1,702.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Bridgeville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bridgeville is 1,702.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bridgeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.21% lower than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bridgeville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milford, DE 13,326 569 4,269.8 3,594.5 675.4
Seaford, DE 8,526 615 7,213.2 6,251.5 961.8
Millsboro, DE 7,386 208 2,816.1 2,437.0 379.1
Laurel, DE 4,178 230 5,505.0 3,853.5 1,651.5
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
Federalsburg, MD 2,652 67 2,526.4 2,073.9 452.5
Delmar, DE 2,178 54 2,479.3 1,974.3 505.1
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5
Blades, DE 1,270 46 3,622.0 2,755.9 866.1
Greenwood, DE 1,062 13 1,224.1 1,224.1 0.0

Bridgeville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
8
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