Crime
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3/22/2018
Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I never miss. When I cross that bridge I will never look back. It offers NOTHING! It may have low property taxes but it has some of the highest utility rates in the nation. As a matter of fact, in most cases, you must buy your power from the towns in Delaware and the rates are astronomical. Crime is another rising issue in central Delaware. For a small town even murder and violent crime have become a near daily issue. Dover is second only to Wilmington in violent crime. I enjoyed the town, somewhat, when I first moved to Delaware from New England in 1991 but now I see it with clearer vision. Nearly everything is owned by a monopoly in this state. It speaks of having no sales tax but its own residents know NOTHING of its Gross Receipts Tax which is, in my opinion, worse than an exposed sales tax. It's the greatest deception perpetrated on an unwitting populace. Delaware has the worst beaches I've ever experienced. The water that washes up on the shores of the Delaware beaches comes from the mouth of the Delaware River. This is why the water is brown and dirty as well as nearly vacant of the salt smell that I love in a resort area. See for yourself.
Gerri | Smyrna, DE