Dover DE Murder/Homicide Rate 2001-2018
Interactive chart of the Dover, Delaware murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 2001 to 2018.
- The Dover DE murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 10.59 per 100,000 population, a 0.86% increase from 2017.
- The Dover DE murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 10.5 per 100,000 population, a 98.49% increase from 2016.
- The Dover DE murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 5.29 per 100,000 population, a 71.51% decline from 2015.
- The Dover DE murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 18.57 per 100,000 population, a 249.72% increase from 2014.
City Name |
Population |
Rate |
Wilmington |
71,157 |
32.32 |
Dover |
37,778 |
10.59 |
Middletown |
22,350 |
4.47 |
Georgetown |
7,419 |
0.00 |
Bethany Beach |
1,224 |
0.00 |
Felton |
1,414 |
0.00 |
Elsmere |
6,033 |
0.00 |
Ellendale |
439 |
0.00 |
Dewey Beach |
388 |
0.00 |
Delmar |
1,810 |
0.00 |
Delaware City |
1,835 |
0.00 |
Dagsboro |
902 |
0.00 |
Clayton |
3,297 |
0.00 |
Cheswold |
1,596 |
0.00 |
Camden |
3,497 |
0.00 |
Bridgeville |
2,368 |
0.00 |
Blades |
1,444 |
0.00 |
Wyoming |
1,531 |
0.00 |
Greenwood |
1,116 |
0.00 |
Harrington |
3,659 |
0.00 |
Laurel |
4,394 |
0.00 |
Lewes |
3,134 |
0.00 |
Milford |
11,301 |
0.00 |
Millsboro |
4,439 |
0.00 |
Milton |
2,966 |
0.00 |
Newark |
34,207 |
0.00 |
New Castle |
5,351 |
0.00 |
Newport |
1,038 |
0.00 |
Ocean View |
2,146 |
0.00 |
Rehoboth Beach |
1,522 |
0.00 |
Seaford |
7,876 |
0.00 |
Selbyville |
2,494 |
0.00 |
Smyrna |
11,791 |
0.00 |
South Bethany |
519 |
0.00 |
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
Dover |
DE |
US |
2018 |
10.59 |
4.96 |
4.96 |
2017 |
10.50 |
5.33 |
5.32 |
2016 |
5.29 |
6.09 |
5.38 |
2015 |
18.57 |
6.57 |
4.95 |
2014 |
5.31 |
5.34 |
4.44 |
2013 |
2.67 |
4.43 |
4.52 |
2012 |
2.71 |
6.11 |
4.73 |
2011 |
13.73 |
5.29 |
4.71 |
2010 |
2.69 |
5.67 |
4.76 |
2009 |
5.47 |
4.63 |
5.02 |
2008 |
11.02 |
6.53 |
5.42 |
2007 |
2.85 |
4.51 |
5.68 |
2006 |
5.76 |
4.92 |
5.78 |
2005 |
5.86 |
4.40 |
5.65 |
2004 |
6.00 |
3.37 |
5.50 |
2003 |
3.03 |
2.57 |
5.68 |
2002 |
3.02 |
3.23 |
5.64 |
2001 |
3.06 |
2.89 |
5.62 |