Editing Wilmington, Delaware (section)

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Wilmington
|year= 2019
|homicide= 24
|rape= 19
|robbery= 326
|aggravated_assault= 689
|violent_crime= 1,058
|burglary= 569
|larceny_theft= 2,121
|motor_vehicle_theft= 460
|arson= 2
|property_crime= 3,150
|source_url= https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/table-8/table-8-state-cuts/delaware.xls
|source_name= 2020 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2019 population: 70,624
}}

Wilmington has recently overcome its safety woes and is "safer now than it's ever been" with crime at its lowest rate in recent history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilmtoday.com/monthly-featured/encouraged-hopeful-and-committed-public-safety-in-wilmington-improved-greatly-in-2018|title=Encouraged, Hopeful and Committed: Public Safety in Wilmington Improved Greatly in 2018|publisher=WilmToday|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403132423/https://www.wilmtoday.com/monthly-featured/encouraged-hopeful-and-committed-public-safety-in-wilmington-improved-greatly-in-2018/|archive-date=April 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to 2018, Wilmington was consistently ranked among the most dangerous cities in the United States, along with several other cities in the [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia Metropolitan Area]], such as [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], New Jersey, and [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]. In the 2000s, while most cities had seen a decrease in crime and murder, Wilmington had broken its record for homicides in a single year multiple times. In 2017, Wilmington saw an even steeper increase in crime. By August 2017, Wilmington had already eclipsed the homicide total of 2016 despite only being 2/3 through the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.delawareonline.com/webapps/crime/|title=Wilmington Shootings|website=data.delawareonline.com|language=en|access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816064910/http://data.delawareonline.com/webapps/crime/|archive-date=August 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Wilmington recorded 28 homicides, making for a rate of 39.5 per 100,000 residents, which is ten times the national average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/Local/RunCrimeJurisbyJuris.cfm|title=Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics|website=www.ucrdatatool.gov|access-date=August 15, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Wilmington frequently appears on [[NeighborhoodScout|NeighborhoodScout's]] "Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the United States" list. In 2017, Wilmington was ranked as the 5th most dangerous city in the US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/blog/top100dangerous|title=Top 100 most dangerous places to live in the USA - NeighborhoodScout|date=January 1, 2017|work=NeighborhoodScout|access-date=August 15, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305074810/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/blog/top100dangerous|archive-date=March 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nearby cities such as Camden, New Jersey, and Chester, Pennsylvania, also ranked in the top 15. In early 2017, the mayor's office as well as many public advocates called for comprehensive action to reduce astronomical crime rates in Wilmington, as the city saw a shooting almost every other day throughout the spring, and by May, the city had already seen 15 homicides. According to the WPD's 2018 Compstat report, shooting incidents have decreased to a level not seen in Wilmington in more than 15 years. When compared to the average number of shooting incidents from 2003 through 2017, which is 108, the 72 shooting incidents in 2018 represent a 33% decrease over the 15-year period average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/government/public-safety/wilmington-police-department/compstat-reports|title=COMPSTAT REPORTS|publisher=City of Wilmington, DE|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133425/https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/government/public-safety/wilmington-police-department/compstat-reports|archive-date=April 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>