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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$50,387

Cost of Crime™ for East Dover, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $583 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of East 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 East Dover, ME Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Dover's combined rate is about the same as the norm. East Dover sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of cities and behind 46%. The grade covers only East Dover's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Dover is 22.58 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 79 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of East Dover, ME report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Dover, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Dover for 2025 is $50,387, about $262 per resident and $583 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

East Dover, ME:	$262
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Dover is $262 per year, which is $202 less than the national average and $5 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Dover:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $282 more than in East Dover.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $147 less than in East Dover

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Dover	Cost per East Dover Resident
Murder	$11,592	$60
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6,802	$35
Robbery	$678	$4
Assault	$4,570	$24
Kidnapping	$527	$3
Vehicle Theft	$928	$5
Burglary	$3,382	$18
Theft	$11,200	$58
Arson	$472	$2
Vandalism	$6,076	$32
Animal Cruelty	$52	$0
Drug Crimes	$4,019	$21
Identity Theft	$89	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$50,387	$262

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Dover, ME

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 East Dover totals $110,822 ($577 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $161,209 ($840 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of East Dover's 192 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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East 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 East Dover residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8288
Robbery	0.1123
Rape	0.5843
Murder	0.0321
Total Violent Crime	1.558 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.26
Vehicle Theft	0.3123
Burglary	1.942
Arson	0.1018
Total Property Crime	13.62 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0453
Drug Crimes	2.830
Vandalism	4.430
Identity Theft	0.0597
Animal Cruelty	0.0365
Total "Other" Rate	7.401 (B-)

Individual East Dover Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Dover, ME	C+	A	C+
Dover Foxcroft, ME	C	A-	C-
South Sebec, ME	B+	A	B-
Atkinson Mills, ME	C	A	C-
Sebec, ME	A	A+	A-
West Charleston, ME	A+	A+	A+
Dover South Mills, ME	B+	A+	B+
Sebec Lake, ME	A+	A+	A+
Sangerville, ME	C	A	C-
Milo, ME	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Dover is higher 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
Gardiner, IA	A-	A	A
Wadesville, VA	A-	A	A
Gidsville, VA	C-	D	D
Gibson, IA	B+	B-	B-
Getchell, WA	C	C-	C-
Gertrude, KY	C+	B+	B+
Wakefield, IL	B+	B+	B+
Germano, OH	B-	B+	B+
Germania, PA	B	D+	D+
Genegantslet, NY	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, East Dover is as safe as the Maine 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 East Dover, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 79% actual proficiency versus 70% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Dover schools on SchoolGrade

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