Healthcare & Safety in Delaware

Delaware offers genuine, physically local hospital access via OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, alongside crime data that reads favorably against state/national averages but less favorably against Ohio's own cities specifically.

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A real, physically local hospital serving Delaware since 1904

OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, physically within Delaware, has served as the city's main hospital since 1904 and offers approximately 620 local jobs -- a genuine, dual healthcare-and-employment anchor.

Crime data reading favorably against state and national averages

Delaware is cited as safer than both the Ohio state average and the national average per one source.

A real, disclosed in-state crime nuance

This record discloses honestly that Delaware's crime rate runs higher than 74% of Ohio's own cities and towns of all sizes, even while running noticeably lower than the average among similarly-sized communities specifically -- a real, disclosed nuance rather than an unqualified 'safe' claim.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.