Delmar, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Delmar, MD Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Delmar the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,754.9 total crimes per 100K people in Delmar.
  • The overall crime rate in Delmar is -24.49% below the national average.
  • Delmar ranks #35 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Delmar ranks #5,977 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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Delmar Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Delmar is 1,754.9 per 100,000 people. That's -24.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.68% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delmar
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 1,754.9 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 61.6 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 246.3 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 10 307.9 399.9 369.8
Burglary 5 153.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 39 1,200.7 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 30.8 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 47 1,447.0 1,609.8 1,954.4

Delmar Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Delmar

10
Violent Crimes
307.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Delmar in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delmar is 307.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 324.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delmar each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.00% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delmar

47
Property Crimes
1,447.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Delmar in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delmar is 1,447.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Delmar each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.11% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Delmar

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salisbury, MD 33,063 1,216 3,677.8 2,582.9 1,094.9
Seaford, DE 8,526 615 7,213.2 6,251.5 961.8
Millsboro, DE 7,386 208 2,816.1 2,437.0 379.1
Fruitland, MD 5,346 201 3,759.8 3,516.6 243.2
Laurel, DE 4,178 230 5,505.0 3,853.5 1,651.5
Selbyville, DE 3,104 66 2,126.3 1,675.3 451.0
Bridgeville, DE 2,761 61 2,209.3 1,702.3 507.1
Delmar, DE 2,178 54 2,479.3 1,974.3 505.1
Blades, DE 1,270 46 3,622.0 2,755.9 866.1

Delmar SnackAbility

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