South Bethany, DE crime & safety
3 crimes were reported in South Bethany in 2024: 3 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Crime reported to police, trends and how South Bethany compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Not graded yet
South Bethany has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
South Bethany at a glance
2024, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 500, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Mostly coastal flooding. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. 510 flood insurance claims paid since 1978.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.