West Fargo, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Fargo, ND Summary

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

  • There were 588 total crimes committed in West Fargo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,470.5 total crimes per 100K people in West Fargo.
  • The overall crime rate in West Fargo is -36.73% below the national average.
  • West Fargo ranks #34 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • West Fargo ranks #5,225 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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West Fargo Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Fargo is 1,470.5 per 100,000 people. That's -36.73% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.06% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Fargo
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 588 1,470.5 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 3 7.5 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 135.0 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 73 182.6 329.0 369.8
Burglary 92 230.1 417.6 269.8
Larceny 373 932.8 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 50 125.0 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 515 1,287.9 2,124.1 1,954.4

West Fargo 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 West Fargo

73
Violent Crimes
182.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in West Fargo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Fargo is 182.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 547.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Fargo each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.51% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Fargo

515
Property Crimes
1,287.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 515 property crimes in West Fargo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Fargo is 1,287.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Fargo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.37% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Fargo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fargo, ND 127,649 6,081 4,763.8 4,147.3 616.5
Moorhead, MN 44,859 1,191 2,655.0 2,242.6 412.4
Wahpeton, ND 7,956 197 2,476.1 2,287.6 188.5
Lisbon, ND 2,177 13 597.2 597.2 0.0

West Fargo SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9
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