Crime & Safety in Williston
Williston's real, current crime picture runs genuinely less favorable than some other Tier A+ markets in this project's dataset, and this record discloses it directly rather than softening it: higher than approximately 96% of North Dakota's own communities, with violent crime cited as elevated even by national standards.
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Learn moreA Real, Above-National-Average Overall Crime Rate
NeighborhoodScout cited Williston's overall crime rate at approximately 26 crimes per 1,000 residents (a cited approximately 1-in-38 chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime) -- described as considerably higher than the national average across all U.S. communities, though explicitly NOT among the communities with the very highest crime rates nationally.
A Real, Less-Flattering Within-North-Dakota Comparison
The same source described Williston's crime rate as higher than approximately 96% of North Dakota's own cities and towns of all sizes, and, when compared specifically to communities of similar population nationally, described Williston's combined crime rate as quite a bit higher than average -- a real, disclosed, less-flattering comparison this record does not omit.
Violent Crime Specifically Runs Higher Than Most U.S. Communities
Violent crime was cited at approximately 4 crimes per 1,000 residents (a cited 1-in-242 chance of victimization), described as occurring at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America -- a real, disclosed, more serious signal than the overall crime-rate figure alone suggests.
A Real, Disclosed Gap on a Separate Property-Crime Figure
This record did not independently extract a precise, separate property-crime-only figure from the sources reviewed this pass, distinct from the combined overall rate above -- a real, disclosed gap.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
This record did not independently research current, address-specific or neighborhood-level crime variance within Williston to comparable depth this pass. Movers should independently review the Williston 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
- Williston's overall crime rate (~26 per 1,000, ~1-in-38 victimization chance) runs considerably higher than the national average, though not among the nation's very-highest-crime communities.
- The same source cited Williston's crime rate as higher than approximately 96% of North Dakota's own communities.
- Violent crime specifically (~4 per 1,000, 1-in-242) was cited as occurring at a rate higher than most U.S. communities of any size.
- This record did not extract a separate property-crime-only figure this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Williston Police Department for a target neighborhood.
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