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Dover Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 36,291 298 4 19 81 194 2,016 186 1,705 125 13
2005 34,151 207 2 13 40 152 1,642 93 1,434 115 8
 

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State Police investigate hate crime in Royal Grant
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:31:57 -0700
Delaware State Police are investigating a hate crime where someone spray painted a racial slur on a home in Royal Grant.

DELAWARE: Mom gets two years in death of toddler
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:13:14 -0700
WILMINGTON -- A Dover woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting last week in Superior Court to criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 13-month-old.

Middletown man charged with sexually assaulting 9 year-old girl
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:49:00 -0700
Delaware state Police assigned to Troop 3 near Woodside arrested a Middletown man for sexually assaulting a 9 year-old girl five years ago.

Route 202 fatal crash driver found guilty of homicide by vehicle
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:02:14 -0700
WEST CHESTER — A Chester County jury Monday returned with a split verdict in the case of a West Nantmeal motorist accused of killing a Norristown couple in a Route 202 head-on collision while driving under the influence.

Racist graffiti hurts Dover-area couple
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:37:26 -0700
Richard Relford, a 63-year-old Vietnam veteran, was so disturbed by what he found on the back of his Dover-area house Saturday that he stopped mowing and summoned his wife.

A.M. BRIEFING
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:50:23 -0700
Woman faces DUI charges after Milesburg crash A Milesburg woman will be charged with drunken

Del. Police Investigate Racist Graffiti On Home
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:39:52 -0700
Delaware State Police are investigating after a Dover-area man found racist graffiti on his home. Police say the 63-year-old man was cutting his grass Saturday when he discovered a racial slur spray-painted on the side of his house on Lordship Lane.

State police investigate racist grafitti
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:21:25 -0700
A hate crime that was reported south of Dover is being investigated by state police.

Hate Crime In Delaware
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:41:06 -0700
DOVER, Del. - Police in Delaware are investigating a hate crime on Lordship Lane just south of Dover. A elderly man was cutting his grass when he... Visit WMDT.com for the full story

Lottery Scam
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:25:54 -0700
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Officials in Delaware are warning people of an e-mail scam using the Delaware Lottery logo to trick people into wiring... Visit WMDT.com for the full story

Del. officials warn of lottery scam
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:53:52 -0700
Officials in Delaware are warning people of an e-mail scam using the Delaware Lottery logo to trick people into wiring money.

Rodriguez takes NABF belt
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:28:25 -0700
Jose Angel “Silver Boy” Rodriguez, of New York, NY won the vacant IBF North American middleweight belt with a hard-fought twelve round unanimous decision over Russell “Spiderman” Jordan, of Rochester, NY last night at the sold-out Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware.

Overseas Scam Uses Delaware Lottery to Target Victims
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:31:12 -0700
The Delaware Attorney General's Office is warning consumers about a lottery scam that is circulating via e-mail.

Dover Woman Pleads Guilty in Baby Son's Death
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:46:12 -0700
A Dover woman accused of causing the death of her 13-month-old son by feeding him large amounts of Tylenol pleaded guilty Thursday to criminally negligent homicide, the Delaware Department of Justice said.

Dover Man Sentenced Life In Prison
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:10:55 -0700
Dallas Drummond DOVER, Del. (AP) - State prosecutors say a Delaware judge has sentenced a Dover man to life in prison without parole... Visit WMDT.com for the full story

Our Towns
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:10:43 -0700
HARRINGTON -- Aretha Franklin's performance scheduled Sept. 11 at Harrington Raceway & Casino was canceled due to illness and her opening act has been bumped up to headline the show.

Bristol township police reports August 26-September 1
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:26:48 -0700
All information courtesy of the Bristol Township Police Department

Aon Consulting notifies Delaware retirees of data breach
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:43:53 -0700
DOVER, Del.—Aon Consulting Inc. inadvertently revealed the Social Security numbers, dates of birth and genders of about 22,000 retirees from the state of Delaware, the consultant said.

3 Sought in Dover Apartment Invasion
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:10:02 -0700
Delaware State Police are asking the public's help in locating three suspects wanted in connection with an apartment invasion that occurred late Monday night in Dover.

GOP House rivals meet in debate
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:45:50 -0700
The Republican candidates for Delaware's seat in the US House of Representatives sparred Tuesday on who is more consistently conservative and who holds the right position on abortion.

 



 


Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Bethany Beach 10 9 1
Blades 3 3 0
Bridgeville 4 4 0
Camden 15 13 2
Cheswold 5 5 0
Clayton 9 8 1
Dagsboro 2 2 0
Delaware City 5 5 0
Delmar 12 11 1
Dewey Beach 7 7 0
Dover 117 90 27
Elsmere 12 11 1
Felton 4 4 0
Fenwick Island 6 5 1
Georgetown 20 18 2
Harrington 11 10 1
Laurel 16 15 1
Lewes 14 13 1
Middletown 26 24 2
Milford 39 30 9
Millsboro 15 14 1
Milton 11 10 1
New Castle 19 17 2
Newark 79 63 16
Newport 9 8 1
Ocean View 9 8 1
Rehoboth Beach 30 19 11
Seaford 38 27 11
Selbyville 8 7 1
Smyrna 29 22 7
South Bethany 6 6 0
Wilmington 388 302 86
Wyoming 3 3 0
   
 

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Missing Persons for
Dover, DE


Endangered Runaway: JANTEYL JOHNSON (DE)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:32:51 EST


Endangered Missing: SEAN WHITE (DE)
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:46:33 EDT


Endangered Missing: ABDULNUR WILSON (DE)
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:14:09 EST

There are no missing persons
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