Wahpeton, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 197 total crimes committed in Wahpeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,476.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wahpeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wahpeton is 6.54% above the national average.
  • Wahpeton ranks #42 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Wahpeton ranks #7,439 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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Wahpeton Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wahpeton is 2,476.1 per 100,000 people. That's 6.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.94% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wahpeton
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 197 2,476.1 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 2 25.1 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 125.7 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 15 188.5 329.0 369.8
Burglary 39 490.2 417.6 269.8
Larceny 117 1,470.6 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 326.8 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 182 2,287.6 2,124.1 1,954.4

Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton

15
Violent Crimes
188.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Wahpeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wahpeton is 188.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 530.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wahpeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.70% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wahpeton

182
Property Crimes
2,287.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 182 property crimes in Wahpeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wahpeton is 2,287.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.7 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 17.05% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.70% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 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 127,649 6,081 4,763.8 4,147.3 616.5
Moorhead, MN 44,859 1,191 2,655.0 2,242.6 412.4
West Fargo, ND 39,987 588 1,470.5 1,287.9 182.6
Fergus Falls, MN 14,017 355 2,532.6 2,311.5 221.2
Breckenridge, MN 3,352 52 1,551.3 1,461.8 89.5

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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