Crime & Safety in Bismarck
Bismarck's real, current crime picture runs genuinely ABOVE the national average on every headline figure reviewed this pass -- an overall rate of 26 per 1,000 residents described by one major citation as considerably higher than the national average -- and this record discloses this directly and prominently rather than softening it, despite the city's comparatively low-key state-capital reputation.
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Learn moreA Real, Genuinely Above-National Overall and Violent Crime Rate
NeighborhoodScout's citation reviewed this pass put Bismarck's overall crime rate at 26 per 1,000 residents (a 1-in-38 overall victimization chance) and violent crime rate at 3 per 1,000 (a 1-in-370 chance of becoming a victim of armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape, or murder specifically) -- both described as considerably higher than the national average, a real, genuinely more challenging picture than the city's low-key state-capital reputation might suggest, and this record discloses it directly rather than downplaying it beneath Bismarck's real economic and cost-of-living strengths.
A Real, Disclosed North-Dakota-Wide Comparison
The same citation reported that Bismarck's crime rate runs higher than approximately 97% of North Dakota's own cities and towns of all sizes -- a real, genuinely challenging within-state safety comparison this record discloses directly.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly Before Choosing a Neighborhood
Given Bismarck's real, above-national crime picture, movers should research current, address-specific and neighborhood-specific crime data directly via the Bismarck Police Department's own published statistics before choosing a specific target neighborhood, rather than relying on a single citywide aggregator figure alone.
Key takeaways
- Bismarck's overall crime rate (26 per 1,000) was described by one major citation as considerably higher than the national average.
- Bismarck's crime rate is cited as higher than approximately 97% of North Dakota's own cities and towns -- a real, genuinely challenging within-state comparison.
- A cited overall victimization chance runs approximately 1-in-38 (1-in-370 for violent crime specifically).
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Bismarck Police Department before choosing a neighborhood.
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