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Dover, DE Crime and Crime Rate

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The Dover crime rate is higher than the Delaware average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #25

Dover, DE	2,590.87
Delaware	1,973.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Dover, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Dover, DE	Count	2	14	64	162	74	1,736	64	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.3	37.2	169.9	430.0	196.4	4,608.3	169.9	0.0	2,286
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.8	26.6	135.6	306.4	616.5	2,230.1	135.4	NA	1,663
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Dover, DE	Count	1	16	58	191	88	1,919	86	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	2.7	42.8	155.1	510.7	235.3	5,130.7	229.9	0.0	2,513
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	28.7	132.4	313.7	662.3	2,259.4	143.9	NA	1,687
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Dover, DE	Count	1	13	61	205	116	2,008	65	10
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	2.7	35.2	165.0	554.6	313.8	5,432.8	175.9	27.1	2,623
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.2	26.5	162.7	352.0	803.7	2,380.6	156.6	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Dover, DE	Count	5	15	73	220	132	2,030	81	10
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	13.7	41.2	200.5	604.1	362.5	5,574.5	222.4	27.5	3,004
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.5	31.9	169.5	353.5	830.2	2,411.8	168.7	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Dover, DE	Count	1	10	52	176	151	1,858	113	11
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	2.7	26.9	140.1	474.2	406.9	5,006.3	304.5	29.6	2,468
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.3	34.7	203.7	377.1	836.9	2,396.5	214.8	NA	2,062
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Dover, DE	Count	2	21	69	196	158	1,669	89	16
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.5	57.4	188.7	535.9	432.0	4,563.7	243.4	43.8	2,669
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.6	38.2	188.8	405.0	783.2	2,351.0	215.5	NA	2,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Dover, DE	Count	4	19	81	194	186	1,705	125	13
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	11.0	52.4	223.2	534.6	512.5	4,698.1	344.4	35.8	2,901
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.5	41.9	210.5	444.4	774.3	2,520.0	291.0	NA	2,230
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Dover, DE	Count	1	16	62	198	111	1,625	125	11
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	2.8	45.5	176.5	563.6	315.9	4,625.3	355.8	31.3	2,592
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.3	38.9	197.3	448.8	733.3	2,369.0	267.8	NA	2,096
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Dover, DE	Count	2	17	47	223	142	1,435	125	12
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.8	49.0	135.5	642.8	409.3	4,136.3	360.3	34.6	2,598
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.9	46.9	203.3	426.5	725.2	2,362.8	329.9	NA	2,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Dover, DE	Count	2	13	40	152	93	1,434	115	8
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.9	38.1	117.1	445.1	272.3	4,199.0	336.7	23.4	2,254
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.4	44.7	154.8	428.2	688.9	2,144.0	278.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Dover, DE	14.89
Delaware	32.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Dover, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Dover, DE	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	26
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Dover, DE	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	2.3	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Dover, DE	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	5.5	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	55
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.6	3.8	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.0	66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.7	3.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.0	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Dover, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.6	3.4	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.1	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Dover, DE	2.76
Delaware	3.06
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Dover, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Dover, DE	Count	126	94	32
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	334.5	249.5	84.9	2.92
	Delaware	Per 100,000	347.1	234.8	112.3	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Dover, DE	Count	121	93	28
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	323.5	248.6	74.9	2.86
	Delaware	Per 100,000	342.6	253.0	89.7	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Dover, DE	Count	120	92	28
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	324.7	248.9	75.8	2.87
	Delaware	Per 100,000	343.7	251.1	92.6	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Dover, DE	Count	118	90	28
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	324.0	247.1	76.9	2.86
	Delaware	Per 100,000	346.2	250.8	95.4	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Dover, DE	Count	118	90	28
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	317.9	242.5	75.4	2.80
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.2	258.8	94.4	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Dover, DE	Count	120	91	29
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	328.1	248.8	79.3	2.88
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.4	259.5	93.9	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Dover, DE	Count	117	90	27
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	322.4	248.0	74.4	2.85
	Delaware	Per 100,000	362.3	263.4	99.0	3.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Dover, DE	Count	121	91	30
	Dover, DE	Per 100,000	344.4	259.0	85.4	3.02
	Delaware	Per 100,000	366.2	262.0	104.2	3.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Dover, DE	Count	119	90	29
2005	Dover, DE	Count	121	90	31