Bismarck, ND Crime and Crime Rate
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The Bismarck crime rate is higher than the North Dakota average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.
Crime Index, #48
Bismarck, ND | 1,231.55 |
North Dakota | 984.50 |
U.S. | 1,669.05 |
The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.
Bismarck, ND Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Murders | Rapes | Robberies | Assaults | Burglaries | Thefts | Vehicle Thefts | Arson | Crime Index |
2014 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 23 | 14 | 147 | 211 | 1,382 | 112 | 2 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.5 | 33.6 | 20.4 | 214.6 | 308.1 | 2,017.8 | 163.5 | 2.9 | 1,175 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 3.0 | 37.3 | 23.4 | 190.3 | 366.1 | 1,539.5 | 204.7 | NA | 1,127 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.5 | 26.4 | 102.2 | 232.5 | 542.5 | 1,837.3 | 216.2 | NA | 1,423 |
2013 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 26 | 15 | 152 | 334 | 1,289 | 107 | 6 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.5 | 39.5 | 22.8 | 230.8 | 507.2 | 1,957.5 | 162.5 | 9.1 | 1,310 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 2.2 | 31.8 | 22.4 | 199.9 | 405.6 | 1,492.7 | 195.7 | NA | 1,099 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 109.1 | 229.1 | 610.0 | 1,899.4 | 221.3 | NA | 1,477 |
2012 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 31 | 16 | 170 | 320 | 1,522 | 103 | 9 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 48.4 | 25.0 | 265.2 | 499.2 | 2,374.3 | 160.7 | 14.0 | 1,492 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 4.0 | 38.9 | 18.7 | 183.1 | 339.8 | 1,505.8 | 164.5 | NA | 1,094 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 26.9 | 112.9 | 242.3 | 670.2 | 1,959.3 | 229.7 | NA | 1,557 |
2011 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 27 | 15 | 123 | 258 | 1,494 | 113 | 4 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 43.3 | 24.1 | 197.4 | 414.1 | 2,397.9 | 181.4 | 6.4 | 1,372 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 3.5 | 37.9 | 13.3 | 192.3 | 355.7 | 1,437.7 | 143.3 | NA | 1,063 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.7 | 26.8 | 113.7 | 241.1 | 702.2 | 1,976.9 | 229.6 | NA | 1,576 |
2010 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 21 | 17 | 158 | 182 | 1,250 | 76 | 5 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 32.7 | 26.5 | 246.3 | 283.7 | 1,948.8 | 118.5 | 7.8 | 1,162 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.5 | 35.2 | 13.4 | 174.8 | 292.3 | 1,348.5 | 127.7 | NA | 941 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 4.8 | 27.5 | 119.1 | 252.3 | 699.6 | 2,003.5 | 238.8 | NA | 1,610 |
2009 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 2 | 17 | 12 | 126 | 204 | 1,277 | 102 | 4 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 3.3 | 27.9 | 19.7 | 206.8 | 334.8 | 2,096.1 | 167.4 | 6.6 | 1,201 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 16.2 | 148.1 | 363.9 | 1,437.1 | 131.7 | NA | 977 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.0 | 28.7 | 133.0 | 262.8 | 716.3 | 2,060.9 | 258.8 | NA | 1,683 |
2008 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 2 | 16 | 10 | 127 | 211 | 1,324 | 94 | 5 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 3.3 | 26.7 | 16.7 | 211.7 | 351.7 | 2,207.1 | 156.7 | 8.3 | 1,226 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 0.5 | 36.2 | 11.2 | 118.6 | 328.3 | 1,428.6 | 137.5 | NA | 913 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.4 | 29.3 | 145.3 | 274.6 | 730.8 | 2,167.0 | 314.7 | NA | 1,784 |
2007 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 25 | 11 | 71 | 255 | 1,194 | 101 | 5 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.7 | 42.6 | 18.8 | 121.1 | 434.8 | 2,035.9 | 172.2 | 8.5 | 1,201 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.9 | 32.4 | 10.9 | 97.2 | 338.3 | 1,408.4 | 142.9 | NA | 896 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.6 | 30.0 | 147.6 | 283.8 | 722.5 | 2,177.8 | 363.3 | NA | 1,827 |
2006 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 15 | 10 | 112 | 256 | 1,242 | 92 | 11 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.7 | 26.2 | 17.5 | 195.4 | 446.7 | 2,167.4 | 160.5 | 19.2 | 1,225 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.3 | 30.4 | 11.3 | 84.9 | 376.3 | 1,464.8 | 159.2 | NA | 906 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.7 | 30.9 | 149.4 | 287.5 | 729.4 | 2,206.8 | 398.4 | NA | 1,867 |
2005 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 0 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 197 | 1,164 | 127 | 12 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 61.6 | 346.7 | 2,048.4 | 223.5 | 21.1 | 951 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 7.4 | 65.5 | 311.9 | 1,500.3 | 166.0 | NA | 828 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 5.6 | 31.7 | 140.7 | 291.1 | 726.7 | 2,286.3 | 416.7 | NA | 1,888 |
Hate Crime Index
Bismarck, ND | 50.89 |
North Dakota | 37.22 |
U.S. | 23.78 |
The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.
Bismarck, ND Hate Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Race | Religion | Sexual
Orientation | Ethnicity | Disability | Hate Crime Index |
2014 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 116 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 54 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 18 |
2013 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 91 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 70 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 20 |
2012 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 140 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 59 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2011 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 21 |
2010 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2009 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 22 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
2008 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 26 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 28 |
2007 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 29 |
2006 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 28 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30 |
Law Enforcement Employees Index
Bismarck, ND | 1.62 |
North Dakota | 2.33 |
U.S. | 2.83 |
The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.
Bismarck, ND Law Enforcement Employees by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Officers | Civilians | Law Enforcement Employees Index |
2014 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 127 | 99 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 185.4 | 144.5 | 40.9 | 1.65 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 291.7 | 215.4 | 76.3 | 2.54 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.2 | 234.1 | 101.1 | 2.85 |
2013 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 126 | 99 | 27 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 191.3 | 150.3 | 41.0 | 1.71 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 275.7 | 203.6 | 72.1 | 2.40 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.9 | 233.3 | 102.5 | 2.85 |
2012 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 131 | 103 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 204.4 | 160.7 | 43.7 | 1.83 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 281.7 | 206.7 | 75.0 | 2.44 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 335.5 | 235.2 | 100.3 | 2.85 |
2011 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 124 | 96 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 199.0 | 154.1 | 44.9 | 1.77 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 274.8 | 200.5 | 74.3 | 2.38 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 341.9 | 238.3 | 103.6 | 2.90 |
2010 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 129 | 101 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 201.1 | 157.5 | 43.7 | 1.79 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 275.3 | 200.4 | 75.0 | 2.38 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 347.8 | 241.9 | 105.9 | 2.95 |
2009 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 122 | 94 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 200.3 | 154.3 | 46.0 | 1.77 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 268.2 | 194.8 | 73.4 | 2.32 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 352.9 | 244.2 | 108.7 | 2.99 |
2008 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 113 | 85 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 188.4 | 141.7 | 46.7 | 1.65 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 261.1 | 191.0 | 70.1 | 2.26 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 357.8 | 247.5 | 110.3 | 3.03 |
2007 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 117 | 89 | 28 | |
| Bismarck, ND | Per 100,000 | 199.5 | 151.8 | 47.7 | 1.76 |
| North Dakota | Per 100,000 | 260.4 | 187.8 | 72.6 | 2.24 |
| U.S. | Per 100,000 | 356.1 | 244.8 | 111.3 | 3.00 |
2006 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 114 | 88 | 26 | |
2005 | Bismarck, ND | Count | 111 | 87 | 24 | |