Healthcare & Safety in Fenwick Island
Fenwick Island's safety profile runs genuinely favorable, paired with a real, disclosed healthcare-access distance this record discloses honestly.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable crime picture
Fenwick Island's cited violent-crime rate ran just 0.91 per 1,000 residents, a real, low figure consistent with its small, stable, owner-occupied population (base record).
The nearest hospital system sits a real drive away
Beebe Healthcare serves the area, with its nearest emergency locations in Lewes and Millville -- both a genuine drive from Fenwick Island rather than an in-town facility (base record).
A real, relevant consideration given the senior population
Fenwick Island's own real, elevated senior population share makes confirming drive-time and specialist-access details directly especially relevant for prospective movers (base record).
State police coverage
Fenwick Island contracts for Delaware State Police coverage rather than maintaining its own municipal department, consistent with many small Delaware beach towns.
Key takeaways
- A real, low violent-crime rate (0.91 per 1,000 residents).
- Beebe Healthcare's nearest emergency locations (Lewes, Millville) sit a real drive from Fenwick Island.
- Confirm drive-time and specialist access directly, especially given the town's elevated senior population share.
- Fenwick Island contracts for Delaware State Police coverage.
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