Delaware Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Delaware in green. The most dangerous areas in Delaware 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 Delaware Safe from Robbery?

The C- grade means the rate of robbery is slightly higher than the average US state. Delaware is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of states are safer and 35% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Delaware's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of robbery in Delaware is 0.5623 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Delaware generally consider the south part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Delaware may be as high as 1 in 952 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,030 in the south part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the north parts of Delaware: about 185 per year. The southwest part of Delaware has fewer cases of robbery with only 9 in a typical year.

How Delaware's Robbery Rate Compares

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

Considering only the robbery rate, Delaware is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Delaware

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Delaware about $18,376,996 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Delaware's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Delaware, including every crime type and how Delaware compares to other states.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Delaware's crime maps on the Delaware overall crime page.

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Individual Delaware Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of robbery in Delaware is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Delaware.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Maryland	C	C-	C+	F
District of Columbia	F	F	F	F
New Jersey	A+	A	A-	C+
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-	D+
Virginia	B-	B+	B-	B
New York	A-	C	B-	F
Connecticut	B+	A+	B	C
Rhode Island	A	A	A-	A-
West Virginia	A-	B+	A	A+
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+	B

Robbery in State with Similar Populations

Delaware is similar versus other states of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Alaska	C+	F	F	D
Hawaii	B	A	A	C-
Puerto Rico	F	F	F	D
Arizona	B-	C	C	D+
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	B-
California	C	D	D	F
Florida	A+	A-	A-	B
Georgia	B-	C+	C+	B-
Louisiana	D+	D-	D-	C-
North Dakota	C-	B-	B-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Delaware average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Delaware schools on SchoolGrade

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