Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Minot, ND Crime Grade
How Minot 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
7/10
vs. North Dakota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Minot, ND was 290.2 per 100,000 residents (137 incidents over a population of 47,206). That puts Minot Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 23% above the North Dakota statewide rate of 236.7.
That ranks Minot #2,605 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #6 of 9 in North Dakota. Violent crime is down 7% year over year and up 6% over the last five years.
Minot, ND crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- North Dakota Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 290.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,605 of 3,771
- ND rank
- #6 of 9
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 7%
- 5-year change
- up 6%
- Population
- 47,206
- Reporting agency
- Minot Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Minot Police Department (FBI ORI ND0510200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Minot (red), North Dakota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Minot 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 | 274.5(132) | 315.2(149) | 387.8(184) | 312.5(147) | 290.2(137) |
| Murder | 8.3(4) | 8.5(4) | 14.8(7) | 2.1(1) | 6.4(3) |
| Rape | 106.1(51) | 105.8(50) | 107.5(51) | 53.1(25) | 78.4(37) |
| Robbery | 8.3(4) | 19.0(9) | 25.3(12) | 42.5(20) | 19.1(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 151.8(73) | 181.9(86) | 240.2(114) | 214.7(101) | 186.4(88) |
| Property crime | 1447.4(696) | 1076.6(509) | 1475.2(700) | 1451.9(683) | 1182.1(558) |
| Burglary | 257.9(124) | 200.9(95) | 259.2(123) | 244.5(115) | 144.0(68) |
| Larceny | 883.8(425) | 575.3(272) | 925.1(439) | 941.7(443) | 868.5(410) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 276.6(133) | 285.5(135) | 280.3(133) | 231.7(109) | 152.5(72) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Minot, 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 Minot 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 Minot calculated?
- Minot'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 Minot 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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