Jamestown, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Jamestown:

  • There were 364 total crimes committed in Jamestown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,307.9 total crimes per 100K people in Jamestown.
  • The overall crime rate in Jamestown is -0.70% below the national average.
  • Jamestown ranks #41 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Jamestown ranks #7,164 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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Jamestown Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jamestown is 2,307.9 per 100,000 people. That's -0.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.92% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jamestown
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 364 2,307.9 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 158.5 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 36 228.3 329.0 369.8
Burglary 68 431.1 417.6 269.8
Larceny 243 1,540.7 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 107.8 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 328 2,079.6 2,124.1 1,954.4

Jamestown 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 Jamestown

36
Violent Crimes
228.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jamestown is 228.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 438.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jamestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.63% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jamestown

328
Property Crimes
2,079.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 328 property crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jamestown is 2,079.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 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 6.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.09% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 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 180,763 8,317 4,601.1 3,790.0 811.0
Ruston, LA 22,435 1,033 4,604.4 3,802.1 802.3
Natchitoches, LA 17,374 1,253 7,211.9 6,106.8 1,105.1
Minden, LA 11,711 447 3,816.9 2,826.4 990.5
Springhill, LA 4,597 38 826.6 739.6 87.0
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2
Sibley, LA 1,149 2 174.1 174.1 0.0

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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