Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dickinson, ND Crime Grade
How Dickinson 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 Dickinson, ND was 183.1 per 100,000 residents (47 incidents over a population of 25,670). That puts Dickinson Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 23% below the North Dakota statewide rate of 236.7.
That ranks Dickinson #1,915 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #3 of 9 in North Dakota. Violent crime is down 38% year over year and down 30% over the last five years.
Dickinson, ND crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- North Dakota Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 183.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,915 of 3,771
- ND rank
- #3 of 9
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 38%
- 5-year change
- down 30%
- Population
- 25,670
- Reporting agency
- Dickinson Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Dickinson Police Department (FBI ORI ND0450100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Dickinson, ND
Also known as
- Pleasant Valley Siding
History
Northern Pacific Railroad reached the site in 1880 and called it Pleasant Valley Siding; named Dickinson for Wells S. Dickman founder of townsite. Current name adopted in 1883. Became the county seat of Stark County in 1884. Incorporated as a village in 1899 and as a city in 1900.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dickinson (red), North Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dickinson 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 | 260.6(63) | 248.2(61) | 272.6(67) | 293.1(73) | 183.1(47) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.8(13) | 40.7(10) | 44.8(11) | 40.1(10) | 35.1(9) |
| Robbery | 4.1(1) | 8.1(2) | 8.1(2) | 8.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 202.7(49) | 199.4(49) | 219.7(54) | 236.9(59) | 148.0(38) |
| Property crime | 1584.0(383) | 1737.4(427) | 1859.5(457) | 1710.2(426) | 1542.7(396) |
| Burglary | 177.8(43) | 256.3(63) | 154.6(38) | 176.6(44) | 113.0(29) |
| Larceny | 1170.4(283) | 1298.0(319) | 1558.4(383) | 1393.0(347) | 1289.4(331) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 227.5(55) | 183.1(45) | 142.4(35) | 140.5(35) | 136.3(35) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Dickinson, ND Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Dickinson Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Dickinson calculated?
- Dickinson's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the North Dakota state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to North Dakota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Dickinson Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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