Smyrna, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Smyrna, DE Summary

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

  • There were 356 total crimes committed in Smyrna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,664.5 total crimes per 100K people in Smyrna.
  • The overall crime rate in Smyrna is 14.64% above the national average.
  • Smyrna ranks #20 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Smyrna ranks #7,711 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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Smyrna Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Smyrna is 2,664.5 per 100,000 people. That's 14.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.33% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Smyrna
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 356 2,664.5 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 2 15.0 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 63 471.5 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 69 516.4 431.9 369.8
Burglary 46 344.3 254.2 269.8
Larceny 229 1,713.9 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 89.8 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 287 2,148.0 1,961.4 1,954.4

Smyrna 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 Smyrna

69
Violent Crimes
516.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Smyrna is 516.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 193.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 19.57% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Smyrna

287
Property Crimes
2,148.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 287 property crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Smyrna is 2,148.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.52% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Smyrna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, DE 38,438 2,056 5,348.9 4,529.4 819.5
Camden, DE 4,852 262 5,399.8 4,967.0 432.8
Clayton, DE 4,003 33 824.4 749.4 74.9
Cheswold, DE 1,989 29 1,458.0 1,106.1 351.9
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

Smyrna SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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