What is the crime rate in Milford, DE?

In 2025, the Milford Police Department reported 69 violent crimes and 389 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 464 violent and 2,615 property crimes per 100,000 of the 14,875 residents it serves.

Across Delaware the rates were 354 and 1,586.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 464
Property per 100,000: 2,615
Violent crimes: 69
Property crimes: 389

Crime reported by the Milford Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	122	877	499	3,588	13,909
2024	111	791	518	3,693	14,028
2025	69	464	389	2,615	14,875

Violent crimes reported went from 122 in 2023 to 69 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 499 in 2023 to 389 in 2025.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Milford against Delaware and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Milford	464	2,615
Sussex County	286	1,062
Delaware	354	1,586
United States	330	1,552

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Milford, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Milford	—	464	2,615
Frederica	7.2 mi	0	0
Harrington	8.1 mi	528	1,862
Felton	11 mi	288	1,584
Milton	11 mi	334	1,259
Greenwood	11 mi	345	1,123
Camden	15 mi	231	4,163
Georgetown	15 mi	719	4,483
Wyoming	16 mi	261	261

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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