North Shores, DE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$509,009

Cost of Crime™ for North Shores, DE

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,077 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of North Shores with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in North Shores against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. North Shores sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only North Shores's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in North Shores is 12.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in North Shores, DE

The tangible cost of violent crime in North Shores is projected at $509,009 for 2025, about $440 per resident and $1,077 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in North Shores Compared to Other Cities?

North Shores, DE:	$440
Edgemoor, DE:	$358
Ocean View, DE:	$94
Delaware:	$232
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $440 per resident each year in North Shores, which is $181 more than the national average and $208 more than Delaware's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to North Shores:

In Edgemoor, DE, crime costs $358 per person, which is $81 less than in North Shores.
In Ocean View, DE, crime costs $94 per person, which is $346 less than in North Shores

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for North Shores, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to North Shores	Cost per North Shores Resident
Murder	$65,687	$57
Rape/Sexual Assault	$37,360	$32
Robbery	$9,356	$8
Assault	$396,606	$342
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$509,009	$440

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in North Shores, DE

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in North Shores totals $720,189 ($622 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,229,198 ($1,061 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in North Shores, DE, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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North Shores Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 North Shores residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.93
Robbery	0.2569
Rape	0.5321
Murder	0.0302
Total Violent Crime	12.74 (F)

Individual North Shores Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lewes, DE	C	B	C+
Rehoboth Beach, DE	D-	D	D+
Henlopen Acres, DE	F	D+	F
Seabreeze, DE	D	B-	C
Dewey Beach, DE	F	F	F
Cool Spring, DE	B+	D	A+
Harbeson, DE	A-	B	A
Milton, DE	C+	B-	B
Long Neck, DE	C	B	B-
Primehook Beach, DE	D	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

North Shores is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Riceland, OH	C+	D-	D-
Moses Lake North, WA	D+	B-	B-
Moulton, IA	B+	A-	A-
Mount Vision, NY	A	A-	A-
Mud Bay, AK	C-	F	F
Nemo, TX	B-	C+	C+
Neola, PA	B+	B+	B+
Neola, UT	C	C-	C-
New Hope, TN	F	F	F
Parmelee, SD	F	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, North Shores is less safe than the Delaware state average and less safe than the national average.

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