Minot, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Minot, ND Summary

Crime in Minot research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Minot over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Minot:

  • There were 636 total crimes committed in Minot the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,345.2 total crimes per 100K people in Minot.
  • The overall crime rate in Minot is -42.12% below the national average.
  • Minot ranks #32 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Minot ranks #4,859 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Minot Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Minot is 1,345.2 per 100,000 people. That's -42.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.16% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Minot
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 636 1,345.2 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 6.3 4.2 6.3
Robbery 8 16.9 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 85 179.8 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 141 298.2 329.0 369.8
Burglary 94 198.8 417.6 269.8
Larceny 270 571.1 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 131 277.1 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 495 1,047.0 2,124.1 1,954.4

Minot Crime Compared To North Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Minot

141
Violent Crimes
298.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 violent crimes in Minot in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Minot is 298.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 335.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Minot each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.36% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Minot

495
Property Crimes
1,047.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 495 property crimes in Minot in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Minot is 1,047.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Minot each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.71% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Minot

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Garrison, ND 1,435 11 766.6 557.5 209.1
Surrey, ND 1,343 2 148.9 148.9 0.0
Burlington, ND 1,255 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Minot SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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