Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 1,025 per 100,000 residents, 170% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 845.7 per 100,000, robbery at 117.2, rape at 44.9. The murder rate is 17.5 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 6,159 per 100,000, 214% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 5,640, burglary at 140, vehicle theft at 359 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 29 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.