Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 53 per 100,000 residents, 86% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 23.7 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 29.7. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 789 per 100,000, 60% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 706, burglary at 59, vehicle theft at 24 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.