My Healthy Community

Overview

Community safety is essential for fostering healthy, thriving neighborhoods where residents feel secure and supported. It involves collaboration between local authorities, public health organizations, and community members to prevent violence, reduce crime, and create safe public spaces. Promoting community safety also includes addressing social determinants like housing, education, and access to resources. By building strong, connected communities, we can reduce risks, enhance well-being, and ensure a safer environment for everyone.

Key Data and Reports

Community Safety in Delaware

Here, we highlight one key statistic from each topic. Click a table row to see more detailed data for the statistic. Or click on a link under "Topic Page" to view a statistic's corresponding topic page.

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Table Key

Topic Page	Indicator	Delaware	% Change	Trendline
Sexual Violence	Intimate Partner Violence Emergency Department Visits number of visits	98	Decreased 44%(2018 to 2023)	Data loading for chart...
Violent and Accidental Deaths	Homicide age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents	9.2	Increased 21%(2015 to 2020)	Data loading for chart...

Values marked with

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Additional Information

Community Safety in Delaware

Data Sources

Mortality

Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health Statistics Center.

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Sexual Violence

Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. https://myhealthycommunity.dhss.delaware.gov/

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Privacy

In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).