Dover, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dover, DE Summary

Crime in Dover research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dover over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dover:

  • There were 2,056 total crimes committed in Dover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,348.9 total crimes per 100K people in Dover.
  • The overall crime rate in Dover is 130.14% above the national average.
  • Dover ranks #30 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Dover ranks #9,486 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dover Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dover is 5,348.9 per 100,000 people. That's 130.14% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 123.50% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dover
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,056 5,348.9 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 7.8 7.4 6.3
Robbery 22 57.2 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 266 692.0 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 315 819.5 431.9 369.8
Burglary 26 67.6 254.2 269.8
Larceny 1,541 4,009.1 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 174 452.7 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,741 4,529.4 1,961.4 1,954.4

Dover Crime Compared To Delaware Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Delaware.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dover

315
Violent Crimes
819.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
121.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 315 violent crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dover is 819.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 121.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 89.74% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dover

1,741
Property Crimes
4,529.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
131.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,741 property crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dover is 4,529.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 131.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 130.93% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Smyrna, DE 13,361 356 2,664.5 2,148.0 516.4
Camden, DE 4,852 262 5,399.8 4,967.0 432.8
Clayton, DE 4,003 33 824.4 749.4 74.9
Cheswold, DE 1,989 29 1,458.0 1,106.1 351.9
Wyoming, DE 1,906 27 1,416.6 944.4 472.2
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5

Dover SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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