Milford, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Milford, DE Summary

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

  • There were 569 total crimes committed in Milford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,269.8 total crimes per 100K people in Milford.
  • The overall crime rate in Milford is 83.71% above the national average.
  • Milford ranks #26 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Milford ranks #9,111 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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Milford Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milford is 4,269.8 per 100,000 people. That's 83.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 78.41% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Milford
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 569 4,269.8 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 15.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 19 142.6 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 55 412.7 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 90 675.4 431.9 369.8
Burglary 35 262.6 254.2 269.8
Larceny 413 3,099.2 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 232.6 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 479 3,594.5 1,961.4 1,954.4

Milford 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 Milford

90
Violent Crimes
675.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
82.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 90 violent crimes in Milford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Milford is 675.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milford each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 82.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 56.37% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Milford

479
Property Crimes
3,594.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 479 property crimes in Milford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Milford is 3,594.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.26% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Milford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Camden, DE 4,852 262 5,399.8 4,967.0 432.8
Harrington, DE 3,785 105 2,774.1 2,140.0 634.1
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
Lewes, DE 3,533 46 1,302.0 1,047.3 254.7
Bridgeville, DE 2,761 61 2,209.3 1,702.3 507.1
Wyoming, DE 1,906 27 1,416.6 944.4 472.2
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5

Milford SnackAbility

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