Dover, Delaware Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 406 violent crimes in Dover DE, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 1,012.8. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 40%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Delaware cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Dover, DE Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Dover, DE Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 239 643.98
2011 313 859.51
2012 280 757.56
2013 266 711.19
2014 242 642.40
2015 284 753.50
2016 307 811.65
2017 264 693.20
2018 301 796.76
2019 334 870.68
2020 329 856.15
2021 358 931.35
2022 315 819.50
2023 276 722.34
2024 406 1012.80