Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Milford, DE Crime Grade
How Milford grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Delaware — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Delaware
5/10
vs. Delaware cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Milford, DE was 450.4 per 100,000 residents (67 incidents over a population of 14,875). That puts Milford 38% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 31% above the Delaware statewide rate of 342.6.
That ranks Milford #3,172 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 16% of them, and #3 of 6 in Delaware. Violent crime is down 43% year over year and down 36% over the last five years.
Milford, DE crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Delaware Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 450.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,172 of 3,771
- DE rank
- #3 of 6
- Safer than
- 16% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 43%
- 5-year change
- down 36%
- Population
- 14,875
- Reporting agency
- Milford Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Milford Police Department (FBI ORI DE0030500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Milford, DE
Also known as
- South Milford
- North Milford
History
First settled in 1680 on the north side of Mispillion River; southern section was laid out in 1819.
Location
On the Mispillion river; named for mills located at a ford on the stream.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Milford (red), Delaware (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Milford vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 707.4(89) | 690.4(92) | 877.1(122) | 791.3(111) | 450.4(67) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 15.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 21.4(3) | 6.7(1) |
| Rape | 55.6(7) | 120.1(16) | 86.3(12) | 35.6(5) | 20.2(3) |
| Robbery | 111.3(14) | 142.6(19) | 93.5(13) | 49.9(7) | 33.6(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 540.5(68) | 412.7(55) | 697.4(97) | 684.3(96) | 389.9(58) |
| Property crime | 3075.8(387) | 3602.0(480) | 3587.6(499) | 3685.5(517) | 2568.1(382) |
| Burglary | 262.3(33) | 262.6(35) | 359.5(50) | 320.8(45) | 80.7(12) |
| Larceny | 2734.1(344) | 3091.7(412) | 3127.5(435) | 3043.9(427) | 2265.5(337) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 71.5(9) | 247.6(33) | 100.7(14) | 320.8(45) | 215.1(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Milford, DE Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Milford Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Milford calculated?
- Milford's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Delaware state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Delaware cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Milford Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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