Grand Forks, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Grand Forks, ND Summary

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

  • There were 1,554 total crimes committed in Grand Forks in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,640.7 total crimes per 100K people in Grand Forks.
  • The overall crime rate in Grand Forks is 24.61% above the national average.
  • Grand Forks ranks #37 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Grand Forks ranks #8,220 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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Grand Forks Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grand Forks is 2,640.7 per 100,000 people. That's 24.61% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 36.37% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grand Forks
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,554 2,640.7 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 3 5.1 2.6 5.0
Robbery 16 27.2 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 149 253.2 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 211 358.6 254.3 359.0
Burglary 151 256.6 271.2 229.0
Larceny 1,103 1,874.3 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 89 151.2 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,343 2,282.2 1,682.1 1,760.0

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks

211
Violent Crimes
358.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 211 violent crimes in Grand Forks in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grand Forks is 358.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grand Forks each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.13% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.97% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grand Forks

1,343
Property Crimes
2,282.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,343 property crimes in Grand Forks in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grand Forks is 2,282.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grand Forks each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.67% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.67% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grand Forks

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
East Grand Forks, MN 8,997 39 433.5 355.7 77.8
Thief River Falls, MN 8,939 138 1,543.8 1,353.6 190.2
Crookston, MN 7,255 104 1,433.5 992.4 441.1
Grafton, ND 4,027 26 645.6 596.0 49.7

Grand Forks SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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