Delaware, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Delaware, OH Summary

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

  • There were 474 total crimes committed in Delaware the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,076.2 total crimes per 100K people in Delaware.
  • The overall crime rate in Delaware is -53.69% below the national average.
  • Delaware ranks #187 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Delaware ranks #4,002 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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Delaware Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Delaware is 1,076.2 per 100,000 people. That's -53.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.15% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delaware
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 474 1,076.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 2.3 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 79.5 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 62 140.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 27 61.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 369 837.8 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 36.3 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 412 935.5 1,850.3 1,954.4

Delaware Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Delaware

62
Violent Crimes
140.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Delaware in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delaware is 140.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 710.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delaware each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.41% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delaware

412
Property Crimes
935.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 412 property crimes in Delaware in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delaware is 935.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Delaware each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.44% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Delaware

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dublin, OH 48,799 582 1,192.6 1,125.0 67.6
Westerville, OH 38,528 820 2,128.3 1,983.0 145.3
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Upper Arlington, OH 35,831 375 1,046.6 1,013.1 33.5
Marysville, OH 27,026 348 1,287.6 1,224.7 62.9
Powell, OH 14,407 94 652.5 610.8 41.6
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6

Delaware SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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