Williston, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Williston, ND Summary

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

  • There were 749 total crimes committed in Williston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,752.6 total crimes per 100K people in Williston.
  • The overall crime rate in Williston is 29.88% above the national average.
  • Williston ranks #39 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Williston ranks #8,344 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

Williston Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williston is 2,752.6 per 100,000 people. That's 29.88% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 42.15% higher than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williston
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 749 2,752.6 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 5 18.4 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 93 341.8 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 119 437.3 254.3 359.0
Burglary 93 341.8 271.2 229.0
Larceny 475 1,745.6 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 62 227.8 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 630 2,315.2 1,682.1 1,760.0

Williston 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 Williston

119
Violent Crimes
437.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 119 violent crimes in Williston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williston is 437.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 228.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williston each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.82% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.94% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williston

630
Property Crimes
2,315.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 630 property crimes in Williston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williston is 2,315.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.55% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.64% higher than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sidney, MT 6,031 70 1,160.7 696.4 464.3

Williston SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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