Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, a city of 92,200 in Burleigh County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Bismarck?
Property crime in Bismarck sits near the national middle: an A-, safer than the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live. Theft makes up 61% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 838 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Bismarck as a whole, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bismarck scores 838.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Bismarck, ND at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bismarck, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Bismarck
One part of Bismarck stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Fisher, in central Bismarck, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Bismarck
Every part of Bismarck where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Bismarck run from A+ to B.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Edgewood Village, Sattler Sunrise & Grande Prairie Estates, northeastBurglaries run at less than half the rate in the rest of Bismarck.A+935
2Missouri Valley Complex, southeastCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Bismarck.A877
3North Hills, northClose to the rest of Bismarck on most crimes.A851
4Centennial Park, eastBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Bismarck.A-819
5Prairie Hills & Pinehurst, westClose to the rest of Bismarck on most crimes.A-810
6Park Hill, southwestThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Bismarck.A-789
7Fisher, centralBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Bismarck.B+753
8Wachter's, Cottonwood Lake & Meadow Valley, southCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Bismarck.B+747
Neighborhood areas of Bismarck, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Bismarck?
Reported property crime in Bismarck has fallen 18% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 28 to 23 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 24%.
Property crime, change since 2019
BismarckUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Bismarck. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Bismarck
Property, US
2016
+21%
+15%
2017
+18%
+12%
2018
-1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+19%
-8%
2021
+25%
-10%
2022
+18%
-6%
2023
+8%
-7%
2024
-18%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Bismarck
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bismarck has about 26 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% more than the US as a whole and close to North Dakota.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Bismarck, about 61% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Bismarck
Bismarck has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Bismarck, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 45% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Bismarck and nearby cities
Of the 4 cities closest to Bismarck, 3 have less property crime. Menoken and Livona have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Bismarck. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Bismarck has more property crime than 62% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Bismarck apart: it has 5.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 63 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bismarck: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.63 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 68% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.86% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 66% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Bismarck
Property crime costs Bismarck about $16 million a year, or $178 per resident and about $438 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.8 million
$19
Theft
$7.7 million
$83
Vehicle theft
$2.8 million
$31
Arson
$150,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.9 million
$43
Total
$16 million
$178
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
