New Castle County Vandalism
New Castle County · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, New Castle County police open data recorded 797 vandalism incidents, 9.6% of all 8,296 incidents reported in the city that year and up 10.7% from 2024. So far in 2026, 617 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in New Castle County by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 617 | — | — |
| 2025 | 797 | — | up 10.7% |
| 2024 | 720 | — | down 28.8% |
| 2023 | 1,011 | — | up 11.2% |
| 2022 | 909 | — | up 0.8% |
| 2021 | 902 | — | down 4.8% |
| 2020 | 947 | — | up 2.3% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 12,018 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in New Castle County in 2025?
797, according to New Castle County Division of Police open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in New Castle County?
Reported vandalism was up 10.7% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 12.3% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: New Castle County Division of Police open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in New Castle County
- New Castle County assault 2,223 in 2025
- New Castle County theft 1,817 in 2025
- New Castle County other 1,267 in 2025
- New Castle County fraud 1,128 in 2025
- New Castle County auto theft 681 in 2025
- New Castle County burglary 342 in 2025
- New Castle County robbery 35 in 2025
- New Castle County homicide 6 in 2025