How has crime changed in North Dakota since 1985?

Police in North Dakota reported about 240 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 336 in 2020, and 1,495 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 2,869 in 1992. There's no figure for 1990, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in North Dakota and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, North Dakota Violent, U.S. Property, North Dakota Property, U.S.
1985 47.5 570.3 2,657.2 4,780.0
1986 51.5 633.6 2,569.7 5,015.3
1987 55.6 624.9 2,801.7 5,090.1
1988 59.5 630.2 2,692.3 5,045.9
1989 64.0 680.5 2,523.9 5,211.5
1990 – 749.8 – 5,227.0
1991 59.9 798.1 2,509.0 5,388.4
1992 87.5 785.4 2,869.4 5,089.3
1993 83.2 764.1 2,791.0 4,814.1
1994 83.3 740.4 2,718.9 4,752.4
1995 87.8 720.6 2,801.1 4,796.6
1996 85.7 658.8 2,578.7 4,553.0
1997 82.5 644.9 2,713.6 4,494.7
1998 90.2 603.8 2,677.3 4,212.6
1999 78.8 545.8 2,399.9 3,872.6
2000 85.0 534.4 2,292.0 3,751.7
2001 84.4 529.5 2,400.6 3,801.5
2002 80.1 512.9 2,391.9 3,737.7
2003 82.7 493.7 2,189.8 3,704.0
2004 92.7 478.6 2,075.1 3,599.4
2005 113.0 483.0 2,074.3 3,518.3
2006 196.6 486.9 2,144.6 3,397.1
2007 209.4 477.9 2,055.4 3,316.1
2008 227.3 463.7 2,086.7 3,252.3
2009 233.9 436.8 2,013.2 3,076.7
2010 230.9 408.1 1,816.3 2,963.4
2011 248.4 390.1 1,974.3 2,925.7
2012 245.7 390.7 2,055.1 2,881.3
2013 271.4 378.2 2,142.1 2,759.3
2014 271.7 373.7 2,190.4 2,591.8
2015 254.5 384.6 2,343.0 2,495.2
2016 251.9 399.5 2,318.7 2,469.1
2017 283.2 397.5 2,220.1 2,372.4
2018 269.9 384.8 2,032.9 2,206.8
2019 284.2 381.0 1,988.3 2,109.0
2020 336.0 399.3 2,146.7 1,955.3
2021 263.5 360.9 2,143.3 1,762.2
2022 287.9 398.2 2,037.7 1,998.5
2023 282.2 385.6 1,974.5 1,950.5
2024 257.6 363.4 1,710.6 1,766.8
2025 240.2 329.3 1,494.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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