Ellendale, DE Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Ellendale

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ellendale_{/100k people}	Delaware_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	12	n/a (estimate)	2,844	3,275	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ellendale_{/100k people}	Delaware_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.9	5.3
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	32.4	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	142.7	102.8
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	327.8	248.5
Violent crime	0	n/a (estimate)	0	509	386
Burglary	5	n/a	1,184.8	527.6	468.9
Theft	7	n/a	1,658.8	2,078.7	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	159.7	236.9
Property crime	12	n/a (estimate)	2,844	2,766	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Ellendale is equal to the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.79 daily crimes that occur in Ellendale.
Ellendale is safer than 59% of the cities in the United States.
In Ellendale you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Ellendale has increased by 67%.

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Daily Crime In Ellendale (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Ellendale (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ellendale

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ellendale is 0

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ellendale is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ellendale is 1 in 36

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

Ellendale police department

Item	Ellendale	Delaware	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	962	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.6	5.4	3.3

There are a total of 1 Ellendale police officers. This results in 2.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 52.2% less than the Delaware average and 21.1% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Delaware

State	Total offenders	Delaware_/100K	National_/100K
Delaware	3,609	451	222

There are a total of 3,609 sex offenders in Delaware. This yields a total of 451 sex offenders in Delaware per 100,000 residents which is 103% 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}
Milton, DE	2,756	104	1,113	1,217
Slaughter Beach, DE	222	206	1,117	1,323
Felton, DE	1,566	281	1,265	1,546
Long Neck, DE	2,656	287	1,558	1,845
Greenwood, DE	1,280	0	1,934	1,934
Blades, DE	1,302	363	2,106	2,469
Bridgeville, DE	2,397	392	2,569	2,960
Ellendale, DE	421	0	2,844	2,844

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wickett, TX	421	615	3,908	4,523
Simms, MT	421	493	3,598	4,092
Metompkin, VA	421	286	2,439	2,725
Jaconita, NM	421	355	1,989	2,344
Spring Ridge, FL	421	525	3,278	3,803
Ellendale, DE	421	0	2,844	2,844

Source: The Ellendale, DE crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.