Kent County, DE Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Kent County in green. The most dangerous areas in Kent County 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 Kent County, DE Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Kent County is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of counties are safer and 70% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kent County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Kent County is 0.0508 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kent County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kent County may be as high as 1 in 14,734 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,109 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Kent County, DE: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Kent County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Kent County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kent County 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 murder rate, Kent County is as safe as 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 Murder in Kent County, DE

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kent County about $17,991,739 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Kent County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kent County, including every crime type and how Kent County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Kent County's crime maps on the Kent County overall crime page.

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Individual Kent County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Kent County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Kent County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Caroline County, MD	C+	C+	B-	C+
Kent County, MD	D	D+	D	D+
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	A+	B+
Cumberland County, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A
Sussex County, DE	B-	B	B+	A
Salem County, NJ	A+	A	A-	A+
Talbot County, MD	C-	B-	C+	A
New Castle County, DE	D-	C-	D+	B-
Cecil County, MD	B-	C+	B	B
Cape May County, NJ	A+	C+	B+	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Kent County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bayamon Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Beaufort County, SC	C	B-	B-	B
Outagamie County, WI	B+	A	A	A-
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+	A
Washington County, UT	C	A	A	A
Peoria County, IL	B+	B	B	B-
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A+	A-
Saginaw County, MI	C+	D-	D-	C-
Santa Rosa County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Sarpy County, NE	B+	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kent County, DE average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Kent County schools on SchoolGrade

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