Bear, DE Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Bear in green. The most dangerous areas in Bear are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Bear, DE Safe from Arson?

The B grade means the rate of arson is slightly lower than the average US city. Bear is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of cities are safer and 63% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bear's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Bear is 0.0911 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bear generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Bear may be as high as 1 in 5,975 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,485 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of Bear, DE: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Bear has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bear's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Bear to the Delaware state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Bear is safer than the Delaware state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Bear, DE

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Bear about $100,858 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Bear's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bear, including every crime type and how Bear compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Bear's crime maps on the Bear overall crime page.

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Individual Bear Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Bear is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bear.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Kirkwood, DE	C	A+	B	C-
Glasgow, DE	F	C	D-	C
Brookside, DE	D-	D+	D	B-
St. Georges, DE	C-	C+	C	B-
Newark, DE	D-	C-	D	C+
Delaware City, DE	F	F	D+	D+
New Castle, DE	F	D-	D-	B
Elkton, MD	C-	C-	C-	C
Elk Mills, MD	B+	A-	A-	B
Port Penn, DE	B	A+	A-	A

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Bear is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Navarre, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Germantown, TN	D+	C	C	B-
Avon, IN	B+	A	A	B
Woonsocket, RI	C+	B	B	A-
West Bend, WI	B	A-	A-	B+
Shenandoah, LA	C-	C-	C-	A
San Juan Capistrano, CA	D+	D	D	F
Prosper, TX	B+	B+	B+	A-
Pahrump, NV	C-	D+	D+	D+
Oakley, CA	B	C	C	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bear, DE average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bear schools on SchoolGrade

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