Crime & Safety in Bear
Bear's cited crime data runs genuinely mixed, and this record discloses that tension directly rather than picking the more flattering figure alone.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable violent-crime picture
Considering violent crime alone, Bear runs safer than both the Delaware state and national averages, with a cited 1-in-278 violent-crime-victimization figure.
A merely average overall crime rate
Bear's OVERALL crime rate -- driven substantially by a cited 1-in-58 property-crime-victimization figure -- runs only even with the Delaware state average and below the national average, placing Bear in a cited 12th percentile for safety nationally.
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Key takeaways
- Bear's violent crime rate runs cited as safer than both the Delaware state and national averages.
- Bear's overall crime rate runs only even with the Delaware state average, in a cited 12th safety percentile nationally.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement.
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