Delaware, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Delaware:

  • There were 527 total crimes committed in Delaware in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,136.5 total crimes per 100K people in Delaware.
  • The overall crime rate in Delaware is -46.37% below the national average.
  • Delaware ranks #194 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Delaware ranks #4,905 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,136.5 per 100,000 people. That's -46.37% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.40% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delaware
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 527 1,136.5 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.2 5.0 5.0
Robbery 7 15.1 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 47 101.4 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 68 146.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 34 73.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 399 860.5 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 56.1 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 459 989.9 1,551.2 1,760.0

Delaware Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Delaware

68
Violent Crimes
146.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Delaware in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delaware is 146.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 681.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delaware each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.15% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.06% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delaware

459
Property Crimes
989.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 459 property crimes in Delaware in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delaware is 989.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.0 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 -43.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.19% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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 48,784 500 1,024.9 916.3 108.6
Westerville, OH 37,540 731 1,947.3 1,726.2 221.1
Hilliard, OH 37,305 392 1,050.8 930.2 120.6
Upper Arlington, OH 35,410 293 827.4 799.2 28.2
Marysville, OH 29,393 347 1,180.6 1,081.9 98.7
Powell, OH 14,572 134 919.6 899.0 20.6
Worthington, OH 14,402 203 1,409.5 1,242.9 166.6

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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