Millsboro, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Millsboro, DE Summary

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

  • There were 208 total crimes committed in Millsboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,816.1 total crimes per 100K people in Millsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Millsboro is 21.17% above the national average.
  • Millsboro ranks #22 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Millsboro ranks #7,908 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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Millsboro Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Millsboro is 2,816.1 per 100,000 people. That's 21.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.67% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Millsboro
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 208 2,816.1 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 5 67.7 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 270.8 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 28 379.1 431.9 369.8
Burglary 14 189.5 254.2 269.8
Larceny 160 2,166.3 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 81.2 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 180 2,437.0 1,961.4 1,954.4

Millsboro 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 Millsboro

28
Violent Crimes
379.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Millsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Millsboro is 379.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 263.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Millsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.23% lower than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Millsboro

180
Property Crimes
2,437.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 180 property crimes in Millsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Millsboro is 2,437.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Millsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.25% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Millsboro

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
Milton, DE 3,548 20 563.7 451.0 112.7
Lewes, DE 3,533 46 1,302.0 1,047.3 254.7
Selbyville, DE 3,104 66 2,126.3 1,675.3 451.0
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

Millsboro SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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