Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Lewes has a violent crime rate of 122 per 100,000 residents, 68% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 91.3 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 30.4. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,369 per 100,000, 30% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,156, burglary at 183, vehicle theft at 30 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 42 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Lewes receives a safety grade of F.