Grand Forks, ND crime & safety
Grand Forks's reported crime rate is above North Dakota's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 211 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Grand Forks compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Not graded yet
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Grand Forks's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Grand Forks at a glance
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2024
Show as a table
| Year | Grand Forks property | North Dakota property | Grand Forks violent | North Dakota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.9 | 20.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 25.5 | 19.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 22.8 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
2024, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
Grand Forks and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks | — | 3.6 | 22.8 | 2024 |
| East Grand Forks | A | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Grand Forks, Rhinehart, Rye, Falconer, Brenna.
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 58,800, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.