What is the crime rate in Fargo, ND?
In 2025, the Fargo Police Department reported 526 violent crimes and 4,531 property crimes to the FBI.
That is 378 violent and 3,260 property crimes per 100,000 of the 138,990 residents it serves.
Across North Dakota the rates were 241 and 1,495.
Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.
Figures last updated on .
- Violent per 100,000
- 378
- Property per 100,000
- 3,260
- Violent crimes
- 526
- Property crimes
- 4,531
Crime reported by the Fargo Police Department, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Violent crimes | Violent per 100,000 | Property crimes | Property per 100,000 | Residents served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 703 | 524 | 5,272 | 3,926 | 134,268 |
| 2024 | 685 | 505 | 5,057 | 3,727 | 135,682 |
| 2025 | 526 | 378 | 4,531 | 3,260 | 138,990 |
Violent crimes reported went from 703 in 2023 to 526 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 5,272 in 2023 to 4,531 in 2025.
In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.
Fargo against North Dakota and the nation
| Violent crime | Property crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 378 | 3,260 |
| Cass County | 310 | 2,462 |
| North Dakota | 241 | 1,495 |
| United States | 330 | 1,552 |
These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.
Crime reported in places near Fargo, 2025
| Place | Distance | Violent per 100,000 | Property per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | — | 378 | 3,260 |
| West Fargo | 3.6 mi | 185 | 957 |
| Moorhead | 4.0 mi | 300 | 1,480 |
| Dilworth | 6.4 mi | 144 | 4,317 |
Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.
How to read these numbers
These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.
Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.
The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.
A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.
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Questions about Fargo
What is the crime rate in Fargo?
In 2025, the Fargo Police Department reported 378 violent crimes and 3,260 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
How many crimes were reported in Fargo in 2025?
In 2025, the Fargo Police Department reported 526 violent crimes and 4,531 property crimes to the FBI.
Has crime gone up or down in Fargo?
Violent crimes reported went from 703 in 2023 to 526 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 5,272 in 2023 to 4,531 in 2025.
Where do these crime figures come from?
From the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: each police department reports the offenses known to it every month, and the FBI publishes them in its Crime Data Explorer.
Sources
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Fargo Police Department (ORI ND0090200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .
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