Wahpeton, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wahpeton, ND Summary

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

  • There were 194 total crimes committed in Wahpeton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,426.5 total crimes per 100K people in Wahpeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wahpeton is 14.50% above the national average.
  • Wahpeton ranks #36 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Wahpeton ranks #7,948 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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Wahpeton Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wahpeton is 2,426.5 per 100,000 people. That's 14.50% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.31% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wahpeton
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 194 2,426.5 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 100.1 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 19 237.6 254.3 359.0
Burglary 15 187.6 271.2 229.0
Larceny 144 1,801.1 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 200.1 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 175 2,188.9 1,682.1 1,760.0

Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton

19
Violent Crimes
237.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Wahpeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wahpeton is 237.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 420.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wahpeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.56% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wahpeton

175
Property Crimes
2,188.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 175 property crimes in Wahpeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wahpeton is 2,188.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wahpeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.37% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.13% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wahpeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fargo, ND 135,682 5,692 4,195.1 3,696.9 498.2
Moorhead, MN 45,026 1,041 2,312.0 1,796.7 515.3
West Fargo, ND 40,915 482 1,178.1 1,014.3 163.8
Fergus Falls, MN 14,223 400 2,812.3 2,552.2 260.1

Wahpeton SnackAbility

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