Dickinson, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dickinson, ND Summary

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

  • There were 499 total crimes committed in Dickinson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,003.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dickinson.
  • The overall crime rate in Dickinson is -5.47% below the national average.
  • Dickinson ranks #35 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Dickinson ranks #7,234 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Dickinson Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dickinson is 2,003.2 per 100,000 people. That's -5.47% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 3.45% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dickinson
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 499 2,003.2 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 8.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 2 8.0 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 60 240.9 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 74 297.1 254.3 359.0
Burglary 44 176.6 271.2 229.0
Larceny 346 1,389.0 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 35 140.5 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 425 1,706.1 1,682.1 1,760.0

Dickinson Crime Compared To North Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Dickinson

74
Violent Crimes
297.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Dickinson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dickinson is 297.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 336.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dickinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.80% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dickinson

425
Property Crimes
1,706.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 425 property crimes in Dickinson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dickinson is 1,706.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dickinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.06% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.43% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Dickinson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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