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Total Population: 885,122
Capital: Dover

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	75%
	African American	19%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	36
	Males	34.9
	Females	37.1

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	14%		Under 20:	14%
	20 to 40	14%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	10%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	783,557	N/A
2001	794,620	1.41%
2002	804,131	1.20%
2003	814,905	1.34%
2004	826,639	1.44%
2005	839,906	1.60%
2006	853,022	1.56%
2007	864,896	1.39%
2008	876,211	1.31%
2009	885,122	1.02%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	611
2002	599
2003	658
2004	568
2005	632
2006	682
2007	689
2008	703
2009	637
2010	621

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	23	420	1,156	3,269
2002	26	358	1,154	3,298
2003	24	353	1,389	3,613
2004	17	345	1,218	3,140
2005	37	377	1,306	3,612
2006	42	400	1,735	3,640
2007	37	336	1,706	3,881
2008	57	366	1,838	3,880
2009	41	338	1,671	3,585
2010	48	312	1,829	3,386

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,441
2002	3,340
2003	3,384
2004	3,164
2005	3,111
2006	3,418
2007	3,370
2008	3,585
2009	3,350
2010	3,448

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	5,144	19,476	2,779
2002	5,355	18,555	3,057
2003	5,966	18,821	2,880
2004	5,383	18,742	2,147
2005	5,811	18,085	2,349
2006	6,189	20,166	2,816
2007	6,341	20,486	2,316
2008	6,760	22,002	2,541
2009	6,932	20,809	1,907
2010	7,515	21,519	1,929

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Rising Sun-Lebanon

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Slaughter Beach

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Wilmington Manor