Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Grand Forks, ND Crime Grade
How Grand Forks 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Dakota
7/10
vs. North Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Grand Forks, ND was 360.3 per 100,000 residents (212 incidents over a population of 58,848). That puts Grand Forks Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 40% above the North Dakota statewide rate of 257.1.
That ranks Grand Forks #2,883 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 24% of them, and #7 of 9 in North Dakota. Violent crime is up 36% year over year and up 23% over the last five years.
Grand Forks, ND crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- North Dakota Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 360.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,883 of 3,771
- ND rank
- #7 of 9
- Safer than
- 24% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 36%
- 5-year change
- up 23%
- Population
- 58,848
- Reporting agency
- Grand Forks Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Grand Forks Police Department (FBI ORI ND0180100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Grand Forks (red), North Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Grand Forks vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 292.0(164) | 314.6(177) | 296.8(174) | 265.1(155) | 360.3(212) |
| Murder | 7.1(4) | 1.8(1) | 3.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(3) |
| Rape | 60.5(34) | 85.3(48) | 54.6(32) | 63.3(37) | 74.8(44) |
| Robbery | 24.9(14) | 19.6(11) | 32.4(19) | 20.5(12) | 27.2(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 199.4(112) | 208.0(117) | 206.4(121) | 181.3(106) | 253.2(149) |
| Property crime | 2357.4(1,324) | 2545.6(1,432) | 3009.2(1,764) | 2567.1(1,501) | 2290.6(1,348) |
| Burglary | 379.3(213) | 385.8(217) | 627.8(368) | 427.6(250) | 256.6(151) |
| Larceny | 1768.1(993) | 1925.2(1,083) | 2166.5(1,270) | 2002.7(1,171) | 1879.4(1,106) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 208.3(117) | 231.1(130) | 209.8(123) | 131.7(77) | 152.9(90) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Grand Forks, 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks calculated?
- Grand Forks'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 Grand Forks 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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