In 2025, Dover police reported 342 violent crimes (847 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 24 robberies and 298 aggravated assaults, plus 2,340 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 40,389. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 3 large Delaware cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency DE0010100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 1,152 | 850 | 20 | 2,897 | Totals |
| Dover | 847 | 342 | 2 | 5,794 | Totals |
| Newark | 298 | 91 | 0 | 1,735 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Dover's violent-crime rate of 847 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.4 times the Delaware rate (352) and 2.6 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 118 residents, or about 6.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Dover ranks 42nd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 138th for murder (2 murders, 5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 87% of Dover's violent crimes and robberies 7%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 5,794 per 100,000, 3.7 times Delaware overall. Dover police logged 169 vehicle thefts (418 per 100,000, 84th of 351; Delaware: 191) and 63 burglaries (156 per 100,000, about even with the state).
The closest city we cover is Newark, 38 miles north; its violent-crime rate (298) is less than half Dover's.
Out-of-state cities near Dover's size (40,389 residents): Lewiston, ME at 240 violent crimes per 100,000 and Burlington, VT at 482.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Dover had 847 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.4 times the statewide 352. It is 2nd highest of the 3 Delaware cities on this site; Wilmington is highest at 1,152. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Dover police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 5 per 100,000 residents. The Delaware rate was 4.2 and the national rate 4.1.
169 vehicles were reported stolen in Dover in 2025, 418 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.2 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 84th of 351 cities on this site.