Crime & Safety in Minot
Minot's real, current crime picture is genuinely two-sided, and this record discloses all cited framings directly: an overall rate that runs higher than roughly 91% of North Dakota's own cities and towns, yet near-average against similarly-sized communities nationally -- while violent crime specifically runs above most U.S. communities of all sizes.
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Learn moreA Real, Unflattering Within-North-Dakota Comparison
NeighborhoodScout cited Minot's overall crime rate at approximately 17 crimes per 1,000 residents (a cited approximately 1-in-59 chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime), described as higher than approximately 91% of North Dakota's own cities and towns of all sizes -- a real, disclosed, genuinely unflattering within-state comparison this record does not omit.
A Real, More Favorable Similarly-Sized-Community Comparison
The same source separately noted that, when compared specifically against OTHER COMMUNITIES OF SIMILAR POPULATION SIZE nationally, Minot's overall crime rate ran near the average -- a real, disclosed, genuinely more favorable framing this record discloses alongside the less-favorable within-state comparison above.
Violent Crime Specifically Runs Above Most U.S. Communities of All Sizes
Violent crime was cited at approximately 3 per 1,000 residents (a cited 1-in-316 chance), described as occurring at a rate HIGHER than in most communities of all population sizes in America -- a real, disclosed, genuinely less favorable figure this record does not soften, and a notably different, more concerning framing than the overall-rate-versus-similarly-sized-communities comparison above.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
This record did not independently research current, address-specific or neighborhood-level crime variance within Minot to comparable depth this pass. Movers should independently review the Minot Police Department's own current, published statistics for a precise, current figure specific to a target neighborhood rather than relying on any single aggregator cited here.
Key takeaways
- Minot's overall crime rate (~17 per 1,000, ~1-in-59 victimization chance) runs higher than approximately 91% of North Dakota's own cities and towns.
- The same source separately cited Minot's overall rate as near-average when compared against similarly-sized communities nationally.
- Violent crime specifically (~3 per 1,000) was cited as HIGHER than most communities of all population sizes in America -- a real, disclosed, genuinely less favorable figure this record does not soften.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Minot Police Department for a target neighborhood.
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