Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 871 per 100,000 residents, 129% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 698.6 per 100,000, robbery at 127.7, rape at 33.9. The murder rate is 10.4 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 5,362 per 100,000, 174% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 4,916, burglary at 214, vehicle theft at 232 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 29 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.