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Dover crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 27 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 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Dover in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 151.66% and the city property crime rate in Dover was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 274.74%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Dover was higher than the
violent crime rate in Delaware
by 137.67% and the city property crime rate in Dover was higher than the
property crime rate in Delaware
by 268.87%.
Property and Violent Crime
Dover Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
291
Arson
3
Burglary
62
Larceny and Theft
2,097
Motor Vehicle Theft
164
Murder and Manslaughter
2
Rape
18
Robbery
22
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,568
Property Crime
2,323
Violent Crime
333
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
310
Arson
3
Burglary
38
Larceny and Theft
1,918
Motor Vehicle Theft
175
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
24
Robbery
19
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,377
Property Crime
2,132
Violent Crime
358
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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Dover crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
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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