Odessa, DE Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 7%

Property crime 2%

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}	Odessa_{/100k people}	Delaware_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,568 (estimate)	2,675	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.8	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	81.1	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	304.7	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	406 (estimate)	423	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	304.8	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,782.7	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	164.7	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,162 (estimate)	2,252	2,110

Key findings

Odessa crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Odessa are 7% higher than the national average
In Odessa you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Odessa is safer than 26% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Odessa has decreased by 3%

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The Odessa crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Odessa 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 Odessa 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 Odessa

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Odessa is 1 in 247

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Odessa is 1 in 47

The chance of being a victim of crime in Odessa is 1 in 39

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

Odessa police department

Item	Odessa	Delaware	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	962	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	5.4	3.3

Sex offenders in Delaware

State	Total offenders	Delaware_/100K	National_/100K
Delaware	4,039	505	266

There are a total of 4,039 sex offenders in Delaware. This yields a total of 505 sex offenders in Delaware per 100,000 residents which is 90% 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}
St. Georges, DE	1,097	131	698	829
Townsend, DE	2,320	149	793	942
Cecilton, MD	1,036	229	985	1,215
Clayton, DE	3,080	203	1,015	1,218
Pennsville, NJ	11,421	269	1,735	2,004
Quinton, NJ	549	284	1,833	2,117
Hancocks Bridge, NJ	245	292	1,888	2,180
Odessa, DE	632	406	2,162	2,568

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Grantsville, WV	632	434	2,169	2,603
Lattimer, PA	632	400	1,833	2,232
Norwalk, WI	632	0	0	0
Crawfordville, GA	632	537	3,739	4,276
Paradise Heights, FL	632	538	3,055	3,593
Odessa, DE	632	406	2,162	2,568

Source: The Odessa, DE 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.