Williston, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Williston, ND Summary

Crime in Williston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Williston 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 Williston:

  • There were 676 total crimes committed in Williston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,649.6 total crimes per 100K people in Williston.
  • The overall crime rate in Williston is 14.00% above the national average.
  • Williston ranks #43 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Williston ranks #7,688 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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Williston Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williston is 2,649.6 per 100,000 people. That's 14.00% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.01% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williston
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 676 2,649.6 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.9 4.2 6.3
Robbery 7 27.4 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 102 399.8 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 127 497.8 329.0 369.8
Burglary 80 313.6 417.6 269.8
Larceny 414 1,622.7 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 55 215.6 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 549 2,151.8 2,124.1 1,954.4

Williston 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 Williston

127
Violent Crimes
497.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 127 violent crimes in Williston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williston is 497.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williston each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 51.29% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williston

549
Property Crimes
2,151.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 549 property crimes in Williston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williston is 2,151.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.31% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sidney, MT 6,066 91 1,500.2 1,022.1 478.1

Williston SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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