Lewes, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lewes, DE Summary

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

  • There were 46 total crimes committed in Lewes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,302.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lewes.
  • The overall crime rate in Lewes is -43.98% below the national average.
  • Lewes ranks #9 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Lewes ranks #4,723 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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Lewes Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lewes is 1,302.0 per 100,000 people. That's -43.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.60% lower than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lewes
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 1,302.0 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 198.1 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 9 254.7 431.9 369.8
Burglary 3 84.9 254.2 269.8
Larceny 33 934.1 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 28.3 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,047.3 1,961.4 1,954.4

Lewes 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 Lewes

9
Violent Crimes
254.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Lewes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lewes is 254.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 392.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lewes each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.02% lower than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lewes

37
Property Crimes
1,047.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Lewes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lewes is 1,047.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lewes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.61% lower than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lewes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Millsboro, DE 7,386 208 2,816.1 2,437.0 379.1
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
Ocean View, DE 2,851 19 666.4 631.4 35.1
Rehoboth Beach, DE 1,190 135 11,344.5 10,252.1 1,092.4
Bethany Beach, DE 1,032 88 8,527.1 8,236.4 290.7

Lewes SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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