Crime & Safety in New Castle
New Castle's crime data runs genuinely mixed across the sources this pass reviewed, and this record discloses that tension directly rather than resolving it to one number.
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Learn moreAn elevated overall cited rate
New Castle's overall crime rate was cited at 3,982 per 100,000 residents, 76% higher than Delaware's own statewide average.
A more moderate violent-crime-specific figure
A separate, more granular citation put New Castle's violent-crime rate specifically at 3.9 per 1,000 residents -- only modestly above a cited national average of 3.6 per 1,000.
No tag applied given this real tension
This record does not apply a safety tag given this genuine, disclosed internal tension between the two citations.
Key takeaways
- New Castle's overall cited crime rate runs considerably above Delaware's own statewide average.
- New Castle's violent-crime-specific rate runs only modestly above the national figure -- a real, disclosed contrast.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the New Castle Police Department.
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