The following list is a report of all-criminal arrests and traffic citations issued by officers of the Rehoboth Beach Police Department during the year 2007. These statistics are only from incidents occurring within the corporate limits of the City of Rehoboth Beach. Rehoboth is a large area; however, Route 1 including the outlet shopping areas is not within the city limits and incidents at those locations are not included in these statistics. Statistics dating back to 1995 are also included.

TRAFFIC CITATIONS & CRIMINAL ARRESTS

MONTH

 Traffic
citations  		Criminal
Arrests 		Adult
Arrests 		Juvenile
Arrests
January 134 69 201 2
February 69 134 201 6
March 170 63 230 3
April 145 26 169 2
May 359 56 400 15
June 529 203 665 67
July 503 151 628 29
August 351 197 524 24
September 240 66 296 10
October 177 39 202 14
November 209 59 266 2
December 217 32 245 4
 
TOTAL 3.103 1,095 4,027 178

 

2006 TOTALS 2,453 746 3,846 152
2005 TOTALS 2,770 918 3,473 215
2004 TOTALS 2,510 726 3,087 149
2003 TOTALS 2,224 905 2,988 140
2002 TOTALS 1,856 868 2,534 188
2001 TOTALS 1,350 777 2,036 91

2000 TOTALS

2,971

1,074

3,877

168

1999 TOTALS

3,379

877

4,103

153
1998 TOTALS 2,831 1,158 2,566 265
1997 TOTALS 2,850 857 2,659 191
1996 TOTALS 2,750 1,185 2,506 244
1995 TOTALS 2,662 756 2,476 196
DUI
ARRESTS		 SEATBELT ARRESTS BICYCLE ARRESTS
87 373 239

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

The following is the total number of traffic crashes within the city in 2007. This number includes both personal injury and property damage accidents. Statistics dated back to 1995 are also listed below.

TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2007: 280
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2006: 234
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2005: 311
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2004: 327
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2003: 352
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2002: 231
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2001:  195
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2000:

209
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 1999:

163
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 1998: 216
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 1997: 187
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 1996: 166
TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 1995: 175

CALLS FOR SERVICE

This category refers to total calls for service generated by citizens to the Rehoboth Beach 911 center and police personnel in the field in 2007. It also includes both criminal and non-criminal incidents documented by the police department.  Calls for service dating back to 1995 are also listed below. *The total number of calls for 2006 is the first year listed here in which Fire/Ambulance calls are not included in total service calls.

TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2007 3.519
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006: 3,702*
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2005: 5,825
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2004: 5,741
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2003: 5.982
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2002: 6,233
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2001: 6,453
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2000:

7,064
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 1999:

6,308
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 1998: 5,716
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 1997: 5,231
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 1996: 5,499
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 1995: 6,112

PART I OFFENSES

The following list refers to all reports/complaints made to the police department in 2007 for serious crime. This list only documents crimes reported to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department and does not necessarily reflect an arrest made on these incidents.  Statistics dating back to 1995 are also listed below. * Of the 5 rapes reported in 2006, 4 were cleared with arrests and one was unfounded.

  Murder Rape Robbery Burglary Theft vehicle
Theft		 Assault Drugs
2007 TOTALS 0 1 4 42 259 5 62 32
2006 TOTALS` 0 5* 2 28 253 10 59 38
2005 TOTALS 0 3 6 33 231 7 66 28
2004 TOTALS 0 1 3 31 96 6 71 22
2003 TOTALS 0 1 5 40 193 7 90 44
2002 TOTALS 0 0 6 31 218 6 72 46
2001 TOTALS 0 1 2 46 243 7 92 53
2000 TOTALS 0 5 4 28 279 5 111 80
1999 TOTALS 0 1 2 32 263 3 78 50
1998 TOTALS 0 4 3 60 253 6 120 63
1997 TOTALS 0 3 7 40 267 0 97 58
1996 TOTALS 0 0 2 48 316 3 83 55
1995 TOTALS 1 0 7 55 308 2 97 32

Last Updated: January 18, 2008