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Dover crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Dover for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2019.
The city violent crime rate for Dover in 2019 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 129.47% and the city property crime rate in Dover was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 154.14%.
In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Dover was higher than the
violent crime rate in Delaware
by 106.03% and the city property crime rate in Dover was higher than the
property crime rate in Delaware
by 138.09%.
Property and Violent Crime
Dover Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2019 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
268
Arson
8
Burglary
82
Larceny and Theft
1,886
Motor Vehicle Theft
89
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
13
Robbery
49
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,302
Property Crime
2,057
Violent Crime
334
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
290
Arson
1
Burglary
0
Larceny and Theft
1,465
Motor Vehicle Theft
65
Murder and Manslaughter
6
Rape
18
Robbery
29
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,763
Property Crime
1,518
Violent Crime
343
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Dover, Delaware crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Dover crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2019.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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