Jamestown, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jamestown, ND Summary

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

  • There were 210 total crimes committed in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,341.8 total crimes per 100K people in Jamestown.
  • The overall crime rate in Jamestown is -36.69% below the national average.
  • Jamestown ranks #28 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Jamestown ranks #5,585 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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Jamestown Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jamestown is 1,341.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.69% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -30.71% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jamestown
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 210 1,341.8 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 1 6.4 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 76.7 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 16 102.2 254.3 359.0
Burglary 20 127.8 271.2 229.0
Larceny 149 952.0 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 25 159.7 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 194 1,239.5 1,682.1 1,760.0

Jamestown 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 Jamestown

16
Violent Crimes
102.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jamestown is 102.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 978.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jamestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.52% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.81% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jamestown

194
Property Crimes
1,239.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 194 property crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jamestown is 1,239.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jamestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.57% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.31% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jamestown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shreveport, LA 175,092 9,138 5,219.0 3,990.5 1,228.5
Ruston, LA 22,259 753 3,382.9 2,956.1 426.8
Natchitoches, LA 16,945 894 5,275.9 4,384.8 891.1
Minden, LA 11,050 368 3,330.3 2,533.9 796.4
Mansfield, LA 4,511 46 1,019.7 399.0 620.7
Springhill, LA 4,424 57 1,288.4 1,107.6 180.8

Jamestown SnackAbility

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