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Is Wilmington, Delaware a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 64.8 to Wilmington, Delaware (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Wilmington, Delaware is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Wilmington, Delaware

  • Crime ratesmoderate
  • Arson crimesthe lowest
  • Vandalismmoderate

In Wilmington, Delaware, violent crime rates are considered to be moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Wilmington, Delaware

  • Cancer instanceslow
  • Substance abusethe highest

In Wilmington, Delaware, cancer instances are considered to be lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Wilmington, Delaware is the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters in Wilmington, Delaware

  • Earthquakes
    in Wilmington are unlikely
  • Hurracanes
    in Wilmington are unlikely
  • Severe Storms
    in Wilmington are high risk
  • Tornados
    in Wilmington are possible
  • Volcanos
    in Wilmington are unlikely
  • Wildfires
    in Wilmington are very low

Smoking Laws in Wilmington, Delaware

Smoking is Prohibited both in Wilmington. Smoking inside of workplaces in Wilmington is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Wilmington, Delaware medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.

Air & Water Quality in Wilmington, Delaware

Air quality
87.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Wilmington, Delaware has good air quality 87.0% of the time or 317 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Wilmington is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.

Pros and Cons of living in Wilmington, Delaware in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "Convenience"
  • "Sunset"
  • "People"
  • "Crime"
  • "People"
  • "Crime "

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