Dover, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dover, NJ 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 125 total crimes committed in Dover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 708.1 total crimes per 100K people in Dover.
  • The overall crime rate in Dover is -69.54% below the national average.
  • Dover ranks #164 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Dover ranks #2,670 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 New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dover is 708.1 per 100,000 people. That's -69.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.69% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dover
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 125 708.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.7 3.7 6.3
Robbery 7 39.7 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 79.3 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 24 135.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 19 107.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 72 407.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 56.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 101 572.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Dover Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Dover

24
Violent Crimes
135.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dover is 135.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 735.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.41% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dover

101
Property Crimes
572.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 101 property crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dover is 572.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.8 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 -70.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.60% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Rockaway, NJ 6,589 17 258.0 258.0 0.0
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6
Mount Arlington, NJ 5,908 33 558.6 457.0 101.6
Mountain Lakes, NJ 4,224 44 1,041.7 1,041.7 0.0

Dover SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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