West Fargo, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Fargo, ND Summary

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

  • There were 482 total crimes committed in West Fargo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,178.1 total crimes per 100K people in West Fargo.
  • The overall crime rate in West Fargo is -44.41% below the national average.
  • West Fargo ranks #27 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • West Fargo ranks #5,052 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.

Additional research about crime in North Dakota

West Fargo Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Fargo is 1,178.1 per 100,000 people. That's -44.41% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.16% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Fargo
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 482 1,178.1 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.4 2.6 5.0
Robbery 5 12.2 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 95.3 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 67 163.8 254.3 359.0
Burglary 95 232.2 271.2 229.0
Larceny 282 689.2 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 38 92.9 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 415 1,014.3 1,682.1 1,760.0

West Fargo 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 West Fargo

67
Violent Crimes
163.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in West Fargo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Fargo is 163.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 610.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Fargo each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.62% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Fargo

415
Property Crimes
1,014.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 415 property crimes in West Fargo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Fargo is 1,014.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Fargo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.37% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.70% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Fargo

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
Wahpeton, ND 7,995 194 2,426.5 2,188.9 237.6
Lisbon, ND 2,164 21 970.4 878.0 92.4

West Fargo SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9
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