Crime in Delaware 1994: An Analysis of Delaware Crime

• NCJ Number: 164219
• Author(s): R Harris; E Scocas; J P O'Connell
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 96 pages
• Grant Number(s): 95BJCXK011; 95BCX0010; 95DDBX0050
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Corporate Author: Delaware Statistical Analysis Ctr
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; Delaware Statistical Analysis Ctr
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC.

Annotation

This report presents data on crime in Delaware for 1994, including statistics on various types of offenses, juvenile crime, and police arrests and clearances.

Abstract

Data show that Delaware's crime rate increased slightly in 1994 after two consecutive years of declining rates. The State's total crime rate in 1994 was 240.3 reported crimes per 1,000 population, slightly higher than the 1993 rate of 235.9 per 1,000 population. Despite this increase, the 1994 crime rate still remains well below the 1991 rate of 252.4 per 1,000 population. A total of 169,588 crimes were reported to the police in 1994. Part I offenses (violent and property crime) accounted for 23.7 percent of all reported crimes in 1994. Reported Part I offenses increased by 8 percent, from 37,190 in 1993 to 40,158 in 1994. The Part I crime rate in 1994 was 56.9 reported crimes per 1,000 population, up from 53.7 in 1993. Most of the increase in Part I crimes was caused by an increase in reported property crimes (burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson), which increased by 9 percent in 1994. Reported Part I violent offenses decreased by less than 1 percent in 1994. This was due mainly to fewer reported rapes and robberies. The Part II (all offenses not listed under Part I property or violent crime, including drugs) crime rate for Delaware increased from 182.2 reported crimes per 1,000 population in 1993 to 183.4 reported crimes per 1,000 population in 1994. The number of Part II offenses reported to the police in 1994 totaled 129,430, a 2.5-percent increase from the 1993 Part II total of 126,285 reported offenses. The statewide number of complaints, arrests, and clearance rates for drug crimes has been dropping since 1991. The number of drug arrests for juveniles, however, has been increasing. Data on police activity encompass the number of police officers and assaults on police officers. Other data show crime activity by jurisdiction; computer aided dispatch crime data; and the age, race, and sex of arrestees. Extensive tables and figures