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Elsmere Crime Rate Report (Delaware)

Elsmere crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Elsmere for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Elsmere in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 55.96% and the city property crime rate in Elsmere was lower than the national property crime rate average by 37.32%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Elsmere was lower than the violent crime rate in Delaware by 58.4% and the city property crime rate in Elsmere was lower than the property crime rate in Delaware by 38.3%.

Property and Violent Crime
Elsmere Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Elsmere Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Elsmere Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault7
Arson0
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft33
Motor Vehicle Theft19
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)97
Property Crime60
Violent Crime9
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson0
Burglary11
Larceny and Theft42
Motor Vehicle Theft23
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape0
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)113
Property Crime76
Violent Crime13

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Elsmere Property Crime

Elsmere Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Elsmere Crime 2025

Elsmere Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Elsmere Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Elsmere Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Elsmere, Delaware crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Elsmere crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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