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Dover, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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The Dover crime rate is lower than the New Jersey average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #262

Dover, NJ	1,005.64
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Dover, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Dover, NJ	Count	1	NA	16	21	56	189	14	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	5.4	NA	86.9	114.0	304.0	1,026.1	76.0	0.0	772
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Dover, NJ	Count	0	1	15	12	71	215	11	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	81.7	65.4	386.9	1,171.5	59.9	0.0	732
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Dover, NJ	Count	0	1	24	22	82	236	13	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.5	130.8	119.9	446.9	1,286.3	70.9	0.0	924
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Dover, NJ	Count	1	2	28	20	84	302	13	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	5.5	11.0	153.7	109.8	461.1	1,657.8	71.4	0.0	1,158
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Dover, NJ	Count	0	1	13	22	93	222	22	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.6	72.4	122.6	518.2	1,236.9	122.6	0.0	889
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Dover, NJ	Count	0	6	19	18	93	239	26	1
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	33.7	106.6	101.0	521.7	1,340.7	145.8	5.6	1,098
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Dover, NJ	Count	1	1	21	21	49	229	29	1
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	5.6	5.6	117.3	117.3	273.7	1,279.3	162.0	5.6	943
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Dover, NJ	Count	0	4	39	23	53	235	25	2
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	21.9	213.0	125.6	289.5	1,283.7	136.6	10.9	1,089
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Dover, NJ	Count	0	2	30	32	85	238	30	1
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	10.8	162.6	173.4	460.6	1,289.6	162.6	5.4	1,106
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Dover, NJ	Count	0	4	25	33	163	248	30	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	21.6	135.1	178.3	880.9	1,340.3	162.1	0.0	1,346
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Dover, NJ	6.63
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Dover, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.7	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	5.8	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Dover, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Dover, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Dover, NJ	1.73
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Dover, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Dover, NJ	Count	33	31	2
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	179.2	168.3	10.9	1.74
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Dover, NJ	Count	37	31	6
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	201.6	168.9	32.7	1.85
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Dover, NJ	Count	30	28	2
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	163.5	152.6	10.9	1.58
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Dover, NJ	Count	33	30	3
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	181.1	164.7	16.5	1.73
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Dover, NJ	Count	36	33	3
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	200.6	183.9	16.7	1.92
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Dover, NJ	Count	38	34	4
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	213.2	190.7	22.4	2.02
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Dover, NJ	Count	38	33	5
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	212.3	184.4	27.9	1.98
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Dover, NJ	Count	40	35	5
	Dover, NJ	Per 100,000	218.5	191.2	27.3	2.05
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Dover, NJ	Count	41	34	7
2005	Dover, NJ	Count	41	36	5