Dover, DE Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dover is 4,887.1 per 100,000 people. That's 108.31% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 104.20% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 116.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Dover is 856.1 per 100,000 people.
• That's 120.77% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 98.23% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 24.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Dover is 4,030.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 105.85% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 105.52% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.