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Dover Crime Rate Report (Delaware)

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 Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Dover Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Dover Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault291
Arson3
Burglary62
Larceny and Theft2,097
Motor Vehicle Theft164
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape18
Robbery22
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,568
Property Crime2,323
Violent Crime333
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault310
Arson3
Burglary38
Larceny and Theft1,918
Motor Vehicle Theft175
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape24
Robbery19
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,377
Property Crime2,132
Violent Crime358

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Dover Property Crime

Dover Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Dover Crime 2025

Dover Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Dover Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Dover Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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