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Townsend, DE crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Townsend has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Townsend is 1 in 83. How does Townsend fare compared to other communities in Delaware of all population sizes? Townsend's crime rate is lower than approximately 71% of Delaware communities.

However, when you compare Townsend to other communities of similar population, then Townsend crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Townsend does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Townsend does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Townsend.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Townsend occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Townsend; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 562. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Townsend; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Townsend Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Townsend Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

29

34

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.78

10.32

12.10

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.78
3.84
National Median: 4
    Townsend
    Delaware

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 562

in Townsend

1 in 261

in Delaware

Townsend Violent Crimes

Population: 2,809
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.32
19.64
National Median: 20
    Townsend
    Delaware

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 97

in Townsend

1 in 51

in Delaware

Property Crimes

Population: 2,809
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Townsend Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
32
60
National Median: 27.0
    Townsend
    Delaware