Bismarck, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bismarck, ND Summary

Crime in Bismarck research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bismarck over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bismarck:

  • There were 2,740 total crimes committed in Bismarck the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,672.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bismarck.
  • The overall crime rate in Bismarck is 58.02% above the national average.
  • Bismarck ranks #47 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Bismarck ranks #8,729 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bismarck Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bismarck is 3,672.7 per 100,000 people. That's 58.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.72% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bismarck
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,740 3,672.7 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 6 8.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 43 57.6 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 150 201.1 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 231 309.6 329.0 369.8
Burglary 383 513.4 417.6 269.8
Larceny 1,870 2,506.6 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 256 343.1 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,509 3,363.1 2,124.1 1,954.4

Bismarck Crime Compared To North Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bismarck

231
Violent Crimes
309.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 231 violent crimes in Bismarck in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bismarck is 309.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 323.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bismarck each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.89% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bismarck

2,509
Property Crimes
3,363.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
72.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,509 property crimes in Bismarck in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bismarck is 3,363.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bismarck each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 72.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.33% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bismarck

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mandan, ND 24,666 916 3,713.6 3,478.5 235.1
Lincoln, ND 4,387 29 661.0 524.3 136.8

Bismarck SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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