Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Dover has a violent crime rate of 134 per 100,000 residents, 65% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 67.2 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 67.2 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,209 per 100,000, 38% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 873, burglary at 201, vehicle theft at 134 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 3 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Dover receives a safety grade of F.