Over 100 Shootings Mapped in Wilmington Delaware for 2008
The above map depicts over 100 shootings in and round Wilmington Delaware mapped by SpotCrime. SpotCrime began mapping Delaware crime in March of 2008. The date range for the shootings mapped here is March 3 to October 12th. A majority of the crime data comes from news reports, particularly Delaware Online. In addtion, SpotCrime is mapping crimes in Dover , Newark, and on the campus of the University of Delaware . Letters have been sent to Mayor James Baker and Michael J. Szczerba, Chief of Police to request a better source for incident data to map.