The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dover, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$5.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dover, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $605 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Dover with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dover, NJ Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Dover's combined rate is lower than the norm. Dover sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of cities and behind 23%. The grade covers only Dover's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dover is 16.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 34 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 98 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Dover, NJ report the most crime, about 75 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dover, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dover for 2025 is $5,130,641, about $209 per resident and $605 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dover Compared to Other Cities?

Dover, NJ:	$209
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dover is $209 per year, which is $255 less than the national average and $31 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dover:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $359 more than in Dover.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $141 less than in Dover

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dover for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dover	Cost per Dover Resident
Murder	$1.08 million	$44
Rape/Sexual Assault	$330,603	$13
Robbery	$254,245	$10
Assault	$877,676	$36
Kidnapping	$32,859	$1
Vehicle Theft	$705,916	$29
Burglary	$200,081	$8
Theft	$1.07 million	$44
Arson	$20,697	$1
Vandalism	$350,040	$14
Animal Cruelty	$1,769	$0
Drug Crimes	$117,773	$5
Identity Theft	$88,551	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$5,130,641	$209

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dover, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Dover totals $9,083,687 ($370 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,214,328 ($579 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Dover has 2, do the same, and of Dover's 24,570 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dover Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dover residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.244
Robbery	0.3290
Rape	0.2219
Murder	0.0233
Total Violent Crime	1.818 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.436
Vehicle Theft	1.855
Burglary	0.8978
Arson	0.0349
Total Property Crime	11.22 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0221
Drug Crimes	0.6480
Vandalism	1.994
Identity Theft	0.4656
Animal Cruelty	0.0097
Total "Other" Rate	3.140 (A)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Dover is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dover.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Victory Gardens, NJ	B-	A	C-
Wharton, NJ	A-	A	C+
Mine Hill, NJ	A	A+	B
Rockaway, NJ	B	A+	C-
Randolph, NJ	A	A+	B+
Hurdtown, NJ	D	B-	F
Denville, NJ	B+	A+	C
Kenvil, NJ	B	B+	C
Mount Hope, NJ	A	A+	B
Mount Tabor, NJ	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dover is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Crystal, MN	D	C+	C+
Stony Brook, NY	A	B+	B+
Stoneham, MA	B+	A-	A-
Stanwood, WA	C-	C	C
South San Jose Hills, CA	B-	C	C
Siloam Springs, AR	D-	D-	D-
Short Pump, VA	C	A+	A+
Evergreen, CO	D+	C	C
Elgin, TX	C-	C-	C-
Eden, NC	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Dover is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dover, NJ average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Dover schools on SchoolGrade

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