In 2025, Wilmington police reported 850 violent crimes (1,152 per 100,000 residents), including 20 murders, 198 robberies and 625 aggravated assaults, plus 2,137 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 73,773. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 3 large Delaware cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency DE0020600, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 1,152 | 850 | 20 | 2,897 | Totals |
| Dover | 847 | 342 | 2 | 5,794 | Totals |
| Newark | 298 | 91 | 0 | 1,735 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Wilmington's violent-crime rate of 1,152 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.3 times the Delaware rate (352) and 3.6 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 87 residents, or about 16.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Wilmington ranks 18th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 6th for murder (20 murders, 27.1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 74% of Wilmington's violent crimes and robberies 23%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,897 per 100,000, 84% higher than Delaware overall. Wilmington police logged 438 vehicle thefts (594 per 100,000, 37th of 351; Delaware: 191) and 368 burglaries (499 per 100,000, 3.2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Newark, 13 miles west; its violent-crime rate (298) is less than half Wilmington's.
Out-of-state cities near Wilmington's size (73,773 residents): Gulfport, MS at 569 violent crimes per 100,000 and Gaithersburg, MD at 216.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Wilmington had 1,152 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.3 times the statewide 352. It is 1st highest of the 3 Delaware cities on this site; Dover is next at 847. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Wilmington police reported 20 murders for 2025, a rate of 27.1 per 100,000 residents. The Delaware rate was 4.2 and the national rate 4.1.
438 vehicles were reported stolen in Wilmington in 2025, 594 per 100,000 residents. That is 3.1 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 37th of 351 cities on this site.