Dover, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dover, NH Summary

Crime in Dover research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dover over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dover:

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Dover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,055.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dover.
  • The overall crime rate in Dover is -54.60% below the national average.
  • Dover ranks #151 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Dover ranks #3,935 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dover Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dover is 1,055.2 per 100,000 people. That's -54.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.26% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dover
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 1,055.2 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 3 9.0 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 20.9 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 13 38.9 146.4 369.8
Burglary 15 44.8 103.3 269.8
Larceny 308 920.7 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 50.8 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 340 1,016.4 1,098.9 1,954.4

Dover Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Hampshire.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dover

13
Violent Crimes
38.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dover is 38.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,573.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.45% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dover

340
Property Crimes
1,016.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 340 property crimes in Dover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dover is 1,016.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.51% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, NH 33,098 637 1,924.6 1,734.2 190.3
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Hampton, NH 16,384 141 860.6 744.6 116.0
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Kittery, ME 10,279 176 1,712.2 1,663.6 48.6
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Berwick, ME 8,185 68 830.8 720.8 110.0
North Berwick, ME 5,163 25 484.2 387.4 96.8

Dover SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8
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