Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 110 per 100,000 residents, 71% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 39.2 per 100,000, robbery at 7.9, rape at 54.9. The murder rate is 7.9 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 604 per 100,000, 69% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 510, burglary at 63, vehicle theft at 31 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 10 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.