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Dover, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Dover crime rate is much lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #24

Dover, MA	250.02
Massachusetts	1,368.47
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, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	2	3	22	2	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.1	51.2	375.2	34.1	0.0	171
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	24.1	89.5	267.6	370.1	1,364.5	122.5	NA	1,139
	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, MA	Count	0	0	0	2	5	31	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.6	86.5	536.5	0.0	0.0	212
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	31.2	100.2	270.5	459.2	1,455.7	136.3	NA	1,269
	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, MA	Count	0	3	0	0	10	33	2	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	52.8	0.0	0.0	176.1	581.3	35.2	0.0	515
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	1.8	24.7	98.6	280.4	519.7	1,494.4	138.9	NA	1,282
	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, MA	Count	0	0	0	2	8	26	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.6	142.3	462.4	0.0	0.0	222
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.8	24.7	102.7	298.1	554.6	1,540.3	163.7	NA	1,362
	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, MA	Count	0	0	0	2	6	22	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.2	105.5	387.0	0.0	0.0	185
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	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, MA	Count	0	1	0	0	12	29	1	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.5	0.0	0.0	209.6	506.6	17.5	0.0	328
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	112.6	316.0	525.7	1,600.3	178.0	NA	1,405
	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, MA	Count	0	0	0	4	4	16	1	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	71.0	71.0	284.0	17.7	0.0	186
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	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, MA	Count	0	0	1	2	7	13	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	17.7	35.4	123.9	230.1	0.0	0.0	181
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Dover, MA	21.50
Massachusetts	50.44
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, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	4.7	2.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Dover, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	17.3	0.0	0.0	17.3	0.0	0.0	173
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Dover, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Dover, MA	2.68
Massachusetts	2.79
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, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Dover, MA	Count	15	15	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	255.8	255.8	0.0	2.56
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	307.4	255.1	52.3	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Dover, MA	Count	16	16	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	276.9	276.9	0.0	2.77
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	302.7	251.0	51.7	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Dover, MA	Count	16	16	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	281.8	281.8	0.0	2.82
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	298.9	248.8	50.2	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Dover, MA	Count	17	16	1
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	302.3	284.5	17.8	2.93
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	304.7	251.6	53.1	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Dover, MA	Count	16	15	1
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	281.4	263.9	17.6	2.73
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Dover, MA	Count	18	16	2
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	314.5	279.5	34.9	2.97
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Dover, MA	Count	16	16	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	284.0	284.0	0.0	2.84
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Dover, MA	Count	16	16	0
	Dover, MA	Per 100,000	283.2	283.2	0.0	2.83
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Dover, MA	Count	16	16	0
2005	Dover, MA	Count	17	16	1