Laurel, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laurel, DE Summary

Crime in Laurel research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Laurel 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 Laurel:

  • There were 230 total crimes committed in Laurel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,505.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laurel.
  • The overall crime rate in Laurel is 136.86% above the national average.
  • Laurel ranks #32 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Laurel ranks #9,525 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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Laurel Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laurel is 5,505.0 per 100,000 people. That's 136.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 130.02% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laurel
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 230 5,505.0 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 7 167.5 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 61 1,460.0 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 69 1,651.5 431.9 369.8
Burglary 12 287.2 254.2 269.8
Larceny 133 3,183.3 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 383.0 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 161 3,853.5 1,961.4 1,954.4

Laurel 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 Laurel

69
Violent Crimes
1,651.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
346.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laurel is 1,651.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 346.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 282.38% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laurel

161
Property Crimes
3,853.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
97.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 161 property crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laurel is 3,853.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 97.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.47% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laurel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
Delmar, MD 3,248 57 1,754.9 1,447.0 307.9
Bridgeville, DE 2,761 61 2,209.3 1,702.3 507.1
Delmar, DE 2,178 54 2,479.3 1,974.3 505.1
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

Laurel SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
7
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