The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dewey Beach, DE: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$309,111

Cost of Crime™ for Dewey Beach, DE

In 2025, crime will cost $1,950 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dewey Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dewey Beach, DE Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Dewey Beach's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Dewey Beach sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Dewey Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dewey Beach is 104.5 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 22 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Dewey Beach, DE report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dewey Beach, DE

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dewey Beach for 2025 is $309,111, about $1,048 per resident and $1,950 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 66.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dewey Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Dewey Beach, DE:	$1048
Edgemoor, DE:	$777
Frankford, DE:	$253
Delaware:	$514
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dewey Beach is $1,048 per year, which is $584 more than the national average and $534 more than Delaware's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dewey Beach:

In Edgemoor, DE, crime costs $777 per person, which is $271 less than in Dewey Beach.
In Frankford, DE, crime costs $253 per person, which is $795 less than in Dewey Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dewey Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dewey Beach	Cost per Dewey Beach Resident
Murder	$31,861	$108
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,044	$34
Robbery	$13,074	$44
Assault	$59,616	$202
Kidnapping	$2,398	$8
Vehicle Theft	$11,743	$40
Burglary	$14,495	$49
Theft	$58,838	$199
Arson	$2,006	$7
Vandalism	$54,079	$183
Animal Cruelty	$4,793	$16
Drug Crimes	$22,302	$76
Identity Theft	$23,862	$81
Total Cost of Crime	$309,111	$1,048

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dewey Beach, DE

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Dewey Beach totals $282,054 ($956 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $591,165 ($2,004 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Dewey Beach's 295 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dewey Beach Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dewey Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.037
Robbery	1.409
Rape	0.5615
Murder	0.0575
Total Violent Crime	9.065 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	38.51
Vehicle Theft	2.571
Burglary	5.417
Arson	0.2815
Total Property Crime	46.78 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1341
Drug Crimes	10.22
Vandalism	25.66
Identity Theft	10.45
Animal Cruelty	2.196
Total "Other" Rate	48.66 (F)

Individual Dewey Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Dewey Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dewey Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seabreeze, DE	D	B-	C
Henlopen Acres, DE	F	D+	F
Rehoboth Beach, DE	D-	D	D+
North Shores, DE	D+	F	B+
Lewes, DE	C	B	C+
Long Neck, DE	C	B	B-
Cool Spring, DE	B+	D	A+
Riverdale, DE	C+	C+	B-
Harbeson, DE	A-	B	A
Ocean View, DE	C	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dewey Beach is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loomis, NY	D+	D-	D-
Rover, TN	B	C	C
Rover, AR	D-	F	F
Rossburg, NY	D+	D-	D-
Rosie, AR	C	D+	D+
McKee, OR	C-	B-	B-
Malta Bend, MO	C-	D	D
Mahalasville, IN	B+	A-	A-
Madrid, NM	F	F	F
Macks Inn, ID	C	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Dewey Beach is less safe than the Delaware state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dewey Beach, DE average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Dewey Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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