North Dakota Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of North Dakota violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The North Dakota crime rate for 2018 was 280.63 per 100,000 population, a 0.64% decline from 2017.
  • The North Dakota crime rate for 2017 was 282.45 per 100,000 population, a 12.03% increase from 2016.
  • The North Dakota crime rate for 2016 was 252.13 per 100,000 population, a 2.09% decline from 2015.
  • The North Dakota crime rate for 2015 was 257.52 per 100,000 population, a 4.76% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year North Dakota United States
2018 280.63 380.56
2017 282.45 394.86
2016 252.13 397.52
2015 257.52 373.74
2014 270.39 361.55
2013 273.40 369.13
2012 245.67 387.75
2011 248.12 387.06
2010 229.46 404.50
2009 266.37 431.88
2008 224.64 458.61
2007 209.94 471.77
2006 197.37 479.34
2005 111.25 469.04
2004 87.69 463.16
2003 80.20 475.84
2002 78.24 494.38
2001 79.33 504.52
2000 81.44 506.53
1999 66.91 522.95
1998 89.34 567.59
1997 87.21 610.98
1996 84.01 636.64
1995 86.74 684.46
1994 81.82 713.59
1993 82.20 747.15
1992 83.33 757.67
1991 65.35 758.18
1990 73.89 729.61
1989 63.18 666.90
1988 59.13 640.58
1987 56.85 612.49
1986 51.25 620.14
1985 47.01 558.06
1984 53.64 539.93
1983 53.68 538.12
1982 61.79 570.82
1981 67.48 593.47
1980 53.95 596.64
1979 61.34 548.86