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Of the 32 people shot in Dover last year, nearly a third 10 were injured in the four-block area surrounding South New and West Reed streets. Only one other hot spot in the city, Simon Circle west of downtown, saw multiple shootings, with three injured.
Dover also saw its deadliest year on record last year, with nine killed, eight by gunfire.
That was a 300% increase over 2019, which saw two people fatally shot. The city’s homicide rate in 2020 was about nine times the national average for cities with populations 25,000 to 49,999.
So far this year, 12 people have been shot in Dover.
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