Selbyville, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Selbyville, DE Summary

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

  • There were 66 total crimes committed in Selbyville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,126.3 total crimes per 100K people in Selbyville.
  • The overall crime rate in Selbyville is -8.52% below the national average.
  • Selbyville ranks #15 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Selbyville ranks #6,805 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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Selbyville Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selbyville is 2,126.3 per 100,000 people. That's -8.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.16% lower than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selbyville
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 66 2,126.3 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 451.0 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 14 451.0 431.9 369.8
Burglary 8 257.7 254.2 269.8
Larceny 43 1,385.3 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 32.2 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 52 1,675.3 1,961.4 1,954.4

Selbyville 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 Selbyville

14
Violent Crimes
451.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Selbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selbyville is 451.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 221.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selbyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.97% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.43% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selbyville

52
Property Crimes
1,675.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Selbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selbyville is 1,675.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selbyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.59% lower than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selbyville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ocean Pines, MD 11,710 67 572.2 555.1 17.1
Millsboro, DE 7,386 208 2,816.1 2,437.0 379.1
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

Selbyville SnackAbility

8
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Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
5
Education
7
Commute
6
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