Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bismarck, ND Crime Grade
How Bismarck grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Dakota — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Dakota
3/10
vs. North Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bismarck, ND was 237.3 per 100,000 residents (187 incidents over a population of 78,814). That puts Bismarck Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 0% above the North Dakota statewide rate of 236.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bismarck (red), North Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bismarck vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 287.8(217) | 315.0(235) | 315.5(236) | 276.7(209) | 237.3(187) |
| Murder | 1.3(1) | 8.0(6) | 4.0(3) | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 43.8(33) | 45.6(34) | 42.8(32) | 45.0(34) | 41.9(33) |
| Robbery | 54.4(41) | 57.6(43) | 58.8(44) | 59.6(45) | 35.5(28) |
| Aggravated assault | 188.3(142) | 203.7(152) | 209.9(157) | 170.8(129) | 159.9(126) |
| Property crime | 3501.5(2,640) | 3383.2(2,524) | 3134.9(2,345) | 2414.4(1,824) | 1885.5(1,486) |
| Burglary | 421.8(318) | 512.0(382) | 393.0(294) | 247.5(187) | 248.7(196) |
| Larceny | 2671.2(2,014) | 2517.3(1,878) | 2402.3(1,797) | 1928.6(1,457) | 1478.2(1,165) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 401.9(303) | 344.5(257) | 331.5(248) | 231.6(175) | 149.7(118) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bismarck's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Dakota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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