Delco, NC Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 38%

Violent crime 24%

Property crime 41%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Delco_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,441 (estimate)	2,729	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.0	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	72.5	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	262.4	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	469 (estimate)	372	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	519.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,666.0	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	172.2	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,972 (estimate)	2,357	2,110

Key findings

Delco crime rates are 38% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Delco are 24% higher than the national average
In Delco you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Delco is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Delco has decreased by 5%

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The Delco crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Delco as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Delco crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Delco

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Delco is 1 in 214

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Delco is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Delco is 1 in 30

Year Over Year Crime In Delco (per 100,000 people)

Delco police department

Item	Delco	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	14,511	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.8	3.3

Sex offenders in North Carolina

State	Total offenders	North Carolina_/100K	National_/100K
North Carolina	26,293	320	266

There are a total of 26,293 sex offenders in North Carolina. This yields a total of 320 sex offenders in North Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 20% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Belville, NC	2,473	135	854	989
Navassa, NC	1,468	180	1,141	1,321
Northwest, NC	1,126	184	1,163	1,347
Leland, NC	17,023	296	1,873	2,169
Sandy Creek, NC	283	419	2,652	3,071
Atkinson, NC	359	504	3,192	3,696
Sandyfield, NC	408	517	3,274	3,791
Delco, NC	276	469	2,972	3,441

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Milladore, WI	276	397	1,992	2,389
St. Hilaire, MN	276	318	2,805	3,123
Sims, IL	276	636	2,884	3,520
Ione, OR	276	389	3,736	4,124
Bucyrus, KS	276	502	2,827	3,329
Delco, NC	276	469	2,972	3,441

Source: The Delco, NC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.