CrimeMetric

Crime in North Dakota

Major crime across North Dakota is 14% below the U.S. rate per resident: 27% lower for persons crimes and 12% lower for property crimes. That is the 32nd highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 15.3% from a year earlier. Of the 18 places below, 8 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
86
14% below the U.S. rate
1,469 per 100,000
down 15.3% in a year
Persons crimes
73
27% below the U.S. rate
227 per 100,000
down 5.6% in a year
Property crimes
88
12% below the U.S. rate
1,242 per 100,000
down 16.9% in a year
Social disorder
140
40% above the U.S. rate
3,231 per 100,000
down 10.9% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in North Dakota, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst North Dakota
Fargo1712.0 times
Bismarck10523% higher
Grand Forks10320% higher
Minot6228% lower
West Fargo4547% lower
Williston9511% higher
Dickinson9713% higher
Mandan11737% higher
Jamestown798% lower
Wahpeton7414% lower
Devils Lake10623% higher
Valley City6129% lower
Watford City12849% higher
Minot AFB1583% lower
Grafton4943% lower
Beulah4053% lower
Oakes2274% lower
Rugby3955% lower

The 18 largest places in North Dakota, largest first.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol stands out most, at 2.4 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in North Dakota, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault13745.8
Aggravated assault70162
Murder451.6
Robbery4117.4

Property crimes

Other larceny104521
Burglary102167
Shoplifting95300
Motor vehicle theft75120
Theft from vehicle51134

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol2381,181
Disorderly conduct139165
Trespassing139324
Intimidation134304
Simple assault115837
Vandalism91373
Weapons violations4746.5

How crime varies across North Dakota

Share of North Dakota residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5047.7%
  • 50–10029.8%
  • 100–20016.1%
  • 200–4004.3%
  • 400+2.1%

99.5% of North Dakota residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

632 block groups and 809,417 residents. How the estimates are made