Crime & Safety in Middletown
Middletown's real, current crime picture runs genuinely elevated within Delaware, and this record discloses it directly rather than softening it -- a cited overall rate higher than more than 73% of Delaware's own communities, alongside a real, disclosed note that some other, more recent data shows improvement.
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Learn moreA Real, Disclosed Elevated Within-Delaware Comparison
NeighborhoodScout cited Middletown's overall crime rate at approximately 30 crimes per 1,000 residents (a cited approximately 1-in-33 chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime), described as higher than more than 73% of Delaware's own communities -- a real, disclosed, genuinely unflattering within-state comparison this record does not omit.
Property Crime as the Larger Cited Component
Property crime specifically was cited at approximately 27 per 1,000 residents (a cited approximately 1-in-37 chance), described as the larger component of the overall cited rate, with violent crime cited as a smaller but still notable component.
A Real, Disclosed Tension: Some Other Data Shows Improvement
This record discloses a real, disclosed tension directly rather than omitting it: the same source that cited this real, elevated rate also noted that some other, more recent crime-data sources show improvement -- this record did not independently reconcile these differing signals to one confident current trend line this pass.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
This record did not independently research current, address-specific or neighborhood-level crime variance within Middletown (for example, established areas versus newer master-planned subdivisions) to comparable depth this pass. Movers should independently review the Middletown Police Department's own current, published statistics for a precise, current figure specific to a target neighborhood rather than relying on any single aggregator cited here.
Key takeaways
- Middletown's overall crime rate (~30 per 1,000, ~1-in-33 victimization chance) runs higher than more than 73% of Delaware's own communities.
- Property crime (~27 per 1,000, ~1-in-37) was cited as the larger component of the overall rate.
- The same source separately noted some other, more recent crime-data sources show improvement -- a real, disclosed tension this record does not resolve.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Middletown Police Department for a target neighborhood.
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