Crime in North Dakota: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in North Dakota since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

238.1 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,458.4 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
12murders2025: 1.5 per 100,000.

North Dakota since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, North Dakota 086173259345 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, North Dakota 0767153523023070 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20251,903238.1121481,39111,6581,458.41,6211,227
20242,045256.7202151,39513,5261,698.02,1781,491
20232,208279.8281981,57215,3421,944.42,5391,749
20212,150276.4142051,49516,6852,144.83,1042,178
20202,518329.0321511,93916,2562,124.13,1962,074
20192,302301.4251841,62915,2701,999.42,6461,839
20182,154284.1181581,56915,6212,060.62,7421,791
20172,133282.5101831,53416,6532,205.22,9471,762
20161,905252.1161811,35217,4512,309.73,2481,954
20151,949257.5211591,37817,7162,340.83,2961,734
20142,001270.4231751,42115,8572,142.72,7511,547
20131,979273.4161611,44715,3562,121.42,9791,435
20121,723245.7251271,29214,2972,038.52,4291,181
20111,699248.124911,31813,3341,947.32,458985
20101,548229.510901,20312,0101,780.22,000873
20091,723266.4121071,30812,8131,980.82,426913
20081,441224.611731,02613,0292,031.12,336911
20071,343209.9177599912,7962,000.32,314982
20061,255197.4147592513,3592,100.92,6011,086
2005706111.3125446012,8482,024.62,0431,073
200455887.784333012,4931,963.42,040937
200350880.295328613,3642,109.91,9591,078
200249678.255827014,7622,328.72,2431,018
200150579.376027414,8342,330.42,1651,086
200052381.445629414,1712,206.62,093986
199942466.9105621614,7482,327.42,3371,036
199857089.376528616,5352,591.72,2741,127
199755987.264135316,8212,624.22,3001,154
199654184.0147130116,6482,585.11,9911,224
199555686.766434017,8172,779.62,2481,148
199452281.817130116,9332,654.12,070964
199352282.2115330917,3872,738.12,370944
199253083.3125032017,9352,820.02,487950
199141565.475124117,3262,728.52,367805
199047273.955030318,1962,848.52,725850
198941763.246127416,4852,497.72,369746
198839259.1125425217,6952,668.92,902786
198738256.8105125818,6562,776.23,060828
198634851.374721517,3432,554.22,615814
198532247.074422118,0322,632.42,925810
198436853.685321717,3542,529.72,738760
198336553.7145321317,8282,621.82,967878
198241461.858525817,3282,586.33,074940
198144467.5158528719,2372,923.63,2941,084
198035254.085023218,9842,909.73,1861,169
197940361.3106527417,7032,694.53,0291,067

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 2025: 3 Limited data for 2025 were available for Florida and North Dakota.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Adams County20250.0141.11
Barnes County2024101.5655.42
Benson County202469.4104.11
Billings County20240.0184.32
Bottineau County202522.9401.23
Bowman County202432.1321.13
Burke County202493.3466.62
Burleigh County2024221.81,874.73
Cass County2025300.72,414.64
Cavalier County202436.8275.72
Dickey County202360.9203.03
Divide County202431.6189.62
Dunn County202498.8790.52
Eddy County20240.0252.02
Emmons County202323.31,094.32
Foster County202430.0210.22
Golden Valley County202456.3225.41
Grand Forks County2024299.51,896.16
Grant County20240.0168.43
Griggs County2024155.3341.62
Hettinger County202482.3287.91
Kidder County20240.0847.12
LaMoure County20240.0176.74
Logan County20220.0157.82
McHenry County202448.6437.82
McIntosh County202339.2470.23
McKenzie County2024206.11,222.93
McLean County202490.1540.52
Mercer County202491.2421.84
Morton County2024213.42,030.53
Mountrail County202458.5828.14
Nelson County2024132.0165.01
Oliver County20240.0262.11
Pembina County202489.6343.53
Pierce County202425.4661.62
Ramsey County2025191.9933.22
Ransom County202461.5615.53
Renville County2022121.5485.82
Richland County2024125.01,226.52
Rolette County202272.7363.65
Sargent County2024105.8190.52
Sheridan County20240.0699.81
Sioux County202327.427.41
Slope County20240.00.01
Stark County2025148.21,248.34
Steele County20230.0222.31
Stutsman County2025130.31,102.62
Towner County202532.597.62
Traill County202423.6362.35
Walsh County2024115.7588.02
Ward County2024267.61,058.96
Wells County202492.0437.13
Williams County2024361.41,973.84

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in North Dakota?
In 2025, 238.1 violent and 1,458.4 property crimes per 100,000 residents in North Dakota (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in North Dakota?
12 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.5 per 100,000.

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