Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dover, DE Crime Grade
How Dover grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Delaware — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Delaware
8/10
vs. Delaware cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Dover, DE was 735.3 per 100,000 residents (297 incidents over a population of 40,389). That puts Dover Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 115% above the Delaware statewide rate of 342.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dover (red), Delaware (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dover vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 936.5(360) | 824.7(317) | 997.1(381) | 1025.3(411) | 735.3(297) |
| Murder | 10.4(4) | 7.8(3) | 7.9(3) | 17.5(7) | 5.0(2) |
| Rape | 67.6(26) | 67.6(26) | 81.1(31) | 44.9(18) | 32.2(13) |
| Robbery | 62.4(24) | 57.2(22) | 65.4(25) | 117.2(47) | 47.0(19) |
| Aggravated assault | 796.1(306) | 692.0(266) | 842.7(322) | 845.7(339) | 651.2(263) |
| Property crime | 3972.5(1,527) | 4594.4(1,766) | 5736.9(2,192) | 6159.1(2,469) | 5660.0(2,286) |
| Burglary | 117.1(45) | 67.6(26) | 128.2(49) | 139.7(56) | 148.6(60) |
| Larceny | 3639.5(1,399) | 4063.7(1,562) | 5106.1(1,951) | 5640.2(2,261) | 5110.3(2,064) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 210.7(81) | 457.9(176) | 492.0(188) | 359.2(144) | 393.7(159) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Dover's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Delaware cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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