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Dover, FL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Dover has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Dover is 1 in 117. How does Dover fare compared to other communities in Florida of all population sizes? Dover's crime rate is lower than approximately 76% of Florida communities.

How does the crime rate in Dover compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Dover with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Dover's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dover does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dover.

For Dover, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Dover than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1089, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Dover; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Dover Crime Data

total Crime Index

56

(100 is safest)


Safer than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Dover Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

3

25

28

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.92

7.65

8.57

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.92
3.92
National Median: 4
    Dover
    Florida

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,089

in Dover

1 in 255

in Florida

Dover Violent Crimes

Population: 3,266
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.65
17.46
National Median: 19
    Dover
    Florida

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 131

in Dover

1 in 57

in Florida

Property Crimes

Population: 3,266
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Dover Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
45
National Median: 26.8
    Dover
    Florida