Watford City, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Watford City, ND Summary

Crime in Watford City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Watford City 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 Watford City:

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in Watford City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,739.0 total crimes per 100K people in Watford City.
  • The overall crime rate in Watford City is 17.85% above the national average.
  • Watford City ranks #44 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Watford City ranks #7,806 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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Watford City Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Watford City is 2,739.0 per 100,000 people. That's 17.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.65% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Watford City
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 2,739.0 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 399.1 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 28 507.9 329.0 369.8
Burglary 7 127.0 417.6 269.8
Larceny 103 1,868.3 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 235.8 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 123 2,231.1 2,124.1 1,954.4

Watford City 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 Watford City

28
Violent Crimes
507.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Watford City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Watford City is 507.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Watford City each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 54.37% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Watford City

123
Property Crimes
2,231.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 123 property crimes in Watford City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Watford City is 2,231.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Watford City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.04% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 per 100,000 people.

Watford City SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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