Watford City, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Watford City, ND Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Watford City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,916.3 total crimes per 100K people in Watford City.
  • The overall crime rate in Watford City is -9.58% below the national average.
  • Watford City ranks #34 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Watford City ranks #7,035 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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Watford City Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Watford City is 1,916.3 per 100,000 people. That's -9.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.04% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Watford City
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 1,916.3 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 235.3 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 18 302.6 254.3 359.0
Burglary 4 67.2 271.2 229.0
Larceny 79 1,328.0 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 218.5 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 96 1,613.7 1,682.1 1,760.0

Watford City 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 Watford City

18
Violent Crimes
302.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Watford City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Watford City is 302.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 330.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Watford City each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.72% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.96% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Watford City

96
Property Crimes
1,613.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Watford City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Watford City is 1,613.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Watford City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.06% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Watford City SnackAbility

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