Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 224 per 100,000 residents, 41% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 151.2 per 100,000, robbery at 61.6, rape at 11.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 879 per 100,000, 55% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 527, burglary at 274, vehicle theft at 78 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 19 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.