Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 16 per 100,000 residents, 96% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 16.4 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 212 per 100,000, 89% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 163, burglary at 49, vehicle theft at 0 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 43 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.