Harrington, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harrington, DE Summary

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

  • There were 105 total crimes committed in Harrington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,774.1 total crimes per 100K people in Harrington.
  • The overall crime rate in Harrington is 19.36% above the national average.
  • Harrington ranks #21 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Harrington ranks #7,860 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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Harrington Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harrington is 2,774.1 per 100,000 people. That's 19.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.91% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harrington
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 105 2,774.1 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 1 26.4 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 554.8 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 24 634.1 431.9 369.8
Burglary 11 290.6 254.2 269.8
Larceny 65 1,717.3 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 132.1 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 81 2,140.0 1,961.4 1,954.4

Harrington 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 Harrington

24
Violent Crimes
634.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
71.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Harrington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harrington is 634.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harrington each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 71.47% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 46.81% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harrington

81
Property Crimes
2,140.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Harrington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harrington is 2,140.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harrington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.11% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harrington

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
Camden, DE 4,852 262 5,399.8 4,967.0 432.8
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
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
Greenwood, DE 1,062 13 1,224.1 1,224.1 0.0

Harrington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
5
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