Why is crime so high by Delaware beaches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, those links posted are utter BS and I would never consider them when thinking about a place to visit/live.

So where is your source saying crime is not an issue in that area?

So much denial here...

+1000 We are waiting....

You can start at page 62.

https://sac.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2024/02/Crime-in-Delaware-2018-2022.pdf

There were a grand total of 9 homicides in all of Sussex County in 2022. Delaware only has three counties.

Plenty more data there, if you'd like to actually study it rather than troll.

WTF?! You are a total idiot lol 9 homicides is a TON for such a teeny tiny population of Sussex County!

How stupid are you?

There are 246,000 people included in that statistic. Compare to DC, Arlington, MoCo, etc. Nine murders? DC’s population was 671,000 in 2022. Think about the comparisons.

OP, be specific about where you want to move and we can try to help you better assess. Is it in the downtown proper or an outlying development? If so, which ones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doing some research on Delaware and Lewes, Bethany Beach, Rehoboth beaches for a possible move/extended year rental and I'm shocked to read about the high crime rates there. 1 in 10 chance of being a victim of property crime. That's ridiculous. Some websites state that that's some of the highest crime rates in the country! They do not specify whether most of time crime happens seasonal when people flock there all summer but maybe thats it? What else explains this high of crime so such a low number of population? It's baffling.

Back to your original question, yes, crime rises in summer with tourism. Things are different there - most car thefts are due to people leaving the car running when they run into Royal Farms. In some of these small towns, there is one way in and one way out, and if it’s an incorporated city they have their own police force that will nab people. It’s like Chevy Chase MD is safer than Gaithersburg - it’s incorporated, regular police patrols, etc.

[Anonymous]

We have owned in Bethany in the town limit for 8 years. No victim of crime whatsoever and totally safe.

Love our place, great community and neighborhood, use it year round as a weekend getaway, so many priceless family memories at the beach, and love the crazy appreciation we have seen.

If you are actually so worried about crime at the beaches by reading some stats instead of talking to actual property owners, then don’t buy at the beaches. No worries. Plenty of other people will and demand is definitely there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a beach house in DE and I have no idea what you are talking about.

Same here. Maybe OP is looking at places further out, not beach towns? Downtown Rehoboth, Bethany, and Lewes are pretty safe.

I don't get your post. Are you in denial? The first sentence of the post, "Doing some research on Delaware and Lewes, Bethany Beach, Rehoboth beaches for a possible move/extended year rental" then a few posts down links showing the horrible crime in the area. Why would you post, "Maybe OP is looking at places further out, not beach towns" when both the title and the first sentence of the post confirms where they're looking? It's totally asinine.

Have you been there? I’m a pp and tried to explain. Saying there is a lot of crime in the center of town and close to boardwalk homes is like saying you live in 20816 and there is a lot of crime in Montgomery County. Get it? Sure, there is crime in certain areas, but not in the key downtown areas. The crime is out on the highway (at times) and beyond. There are only 1500 households in the City of Rehoboth Beach, and similar smaller numbers in Bethany and Lewes. You are thinking of the County equivalent.

This. OP has no clue what they're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These areas are crime-ridden.

Funny how they are all pretty much white males doing the crimes.....

No, no its not...Guess you didn't read the data...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have owned in Bethany in the town limit for 8 years. No victim of crime whatsoever and totally safe.

Love our place, great community and neighborhood, use it year round as a weekend getaway, so many priceless family memories at the beach, and love the crazy appreciation we have seen.

If you are actually so worried about crime at the beaches by reading some stats instead of talking to actual property owners, then don’t buy at the beaches. No worries. Plenty of other people will and demand is definitely there.

So since you don't see it all the statistics are incorrect?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have owned in Bethany in the town limit for 8 years. No victim of crime whatsoever and totally safe.

Love our place, great community and neighborhood, use it year round as a weekend getaway, so many priceless family memories at the beach, and love the crazy appreciation we have seen.

If you are actually so worried about crime at the beaches by reading some stats instead of talking to actual property owners, then don’t buy at the beaches. No worries. Plenty of other people will and demand is definitely there.

So since you don't see it all the statistics are incorrect?

No, OP doesn’t understand the context. Most of the crime is not happening within the beach town limits. It’s the poor surrounding areas.

It’s pretty obvious you don’t own a beach house and have real experiences. Also we have an HOA and active board and they notify everyone any incidents so it’s not just our place, the whole neighborhood is pretty safe.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps it's the demographics there?

[Anonymous]

There are so many trailer parks in de!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crime rates are really tricky these days. For example, many people in this area seem to think that posting on nextdoor is the same as calling the police, so DC crime is much higher than the stats indicate. Maybe in DE they actually know how to report crimes to the police.

True plus even now here when you call the cops they don't really want to take reports.

This exactly. Why should cops bother making arrests when they know most criminals will get zero consequences when Libs are in power.

[Anonymous]

All of you who say you have beach houses there are you talking about condos, trailers or actual single families? I really wonder...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doing some research on Delaware and Lewes, Bethany Beach, Rehoboth beaches for a possible move/extended year rental and I'm shocked to read about the high crime rates there. 1 in 10 chance of being a victim of property crime. That's ridiculous. Some websites state that that's some of the highest crime rates in the country! They do not specify whether most of time crime happens seasonal when people flock there all summer but maybe thats it? What else explains this high of crime so such a low number of population? It's baffling.

What exactly are you looking at and where? Do you have a government website you can cite? I have been going to Rehoboth Beach for 50 years and have never had any concern. I've always preferred to spend time their during the offseason and never had any worries. Of course, 25+ years ago there was a solid 7 months of off season and Route 1 was utterly deserted. It was wonderful!!!! Now the offseason consist of cold snap days during January and February... and that's about it. Rt 1 is three lanes of traffic no matter what month of the year. Given that the actual population of Rehoboth Beach is tiny but swells by tens of thousands more days than not, maybe there is a weird slant to the data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of you who say you have beach houses there are you talking about condos, trailers or actual single families? I really wonder...

…actual single family homes…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of you who say you have beach houses there are you talking about condos, trailers or actual single families? I really wonder...

…actual single family homes…

+1. Same. SFH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of you who say you have beach houses there are you talking about condos, trailers or actual single families? I really wonder...

…actual single family homes…

+1. Same. SFH

Another same. House in South Bethany on the canal. I have been going there for many many years and the only "crime" that occurs is speeding. That is literally all the cops have to do.