Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 78 per 100,000 residents, 79% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 34.4 per 100,000, robbery at 18.8, rape at 25.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,086 per 100,000, 45% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 923, burglary at 119, vehicle theft at 44 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 24 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.