Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Mandan, ND Crime Grade
How Mandan 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Dakota
6/10
vs. North Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Mandan, ND was 287.3 per 100,000 residents (71 incidents over a population of 24,711). That puts Mandan 21% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 12% above the North Dakota statewide rate of 257.1.
That ranks Mandan #2,592 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #5 of 9 in North Dakota. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
Mandan, ND crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- North Dakota Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 287.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,592 of 3,771
- ND rank
- #5 of 9
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 24,711
- Reporting agency
- Mandan Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mandan Police Department (FBI ORI ND0300200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Mandan, ND
Also known as
- Cushman
- Lincoln
- Morton
History
Founded in 1879. First named Morton for the county, for Oliver P. Morton, Indiana governor; named Mandan for the Indian tribe; named Cushman fo the new postmaster; changed back to Mandan. Incorporated as a village in 1881 and as a city in 1883.
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. Mandan (red), North Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mandan 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 | 361.7(84) | 377.8(88) | 235.1(58) | 345.2(85) | 287.3(71) |
| Murder | 4.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 77.5(18) | 98.7(23) | 48.6(12) | 89.4(22) | 72.8(18) |
| Robbery | 17.2(4) | 21.5(5) | 8.1(2) | 8.1(2) | 8.1(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 262.7(61) | 257.6(60) | 174.3(43) | 247.8(61) | 206.4(51) |
| Property crime | 3819.8(887) | 3894.0(907) | 3551.4(876) | 3651.4(899) | 2630.4(650) |
| Burglary | 482.3(112) | 390.7(91) | 539.2(133) | 324.9(80) | 327.8(81) |
| Larceny | 2837.9(659) | 2988.2(696) | 2460.9(607) | 2835.0(698) | 1918.2(474) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 482.3(112) | 493.7(115) | 514.9(127) | 487.4(120) | 364.2(90) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mandan, 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 Mandan 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 Mandan calculated?
- Mandan'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 Mandan 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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