The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mountrail County, ND: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Mountrail County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Mountrail County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Mountrail County, ND Map of Crime Rates
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D

Overall Crime Grade™

C
D-
Other Crime Grade
D

$5.89 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mountrail County, ND

In 2025, crime will cost $1,600 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mountrail County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Mountrail County, ND Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Mountrail County's combined rate is higher than the norm. Mountrail County sits in the 16th percentile, ahead of 16% of counties and behind 84%. The grade covers only Mountrail County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Mountrail County is 47.09 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the south areas to 1 in 35 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Mountrail County, ND report the most crime, about 193 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mountrail County, ND

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mountrail County for 2025 is $5,889,297, about $638 per resident and $1,600 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mountrail County Compared to Other Counties?

Mountrail County, ND: $638
Cass County, ND: $452
Burleigh County, ND: $392
North Dakota: $485
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mountrail County is $638 per year, which is $174 more than the national average and $153 more than North Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Mountrail County:
  • In Cass County, ND, crime costs $452 per person, which is $186 less than in Mountrail County.
  • In Burleigh County, ND, crime costs $392 per person, which is $246 less than in Mountrail County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Mountrail County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Mountrail County
Cost per Mountrail County Resident
Murder
$1.71 million
$185
Rape/Sexual Assault
$557,616
$60
Robbery
$92,908
$10
Assault
$745,158
$81
Kidnapping
$114,759
$12
Vehicle Theft
$253,596
$27
Burglary
$339,724
$37
Theft
$1.05 million
$114
Arson
$32,380
$4
Vandalism
$434,004
$47
Animal Cruelty
$12,672
$1
Drug Crimes
$443,524
$48
Identity Theft
$106,159
$11
Total Cost of Crime
$5,889,297
$638

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mountrail County, ND

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Mountrail County totals $14,204,422 ($1,539 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,093,720 ($2,177 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Mountrail County has 8, do the same, and of Mountrail County's 9,232 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Mountrail County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Mountrail County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.810
Robbery
0.3199
Rape
0.9962
Murder
0.0984
Total Violent Crime
4.225 (C)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
21.94
Vehicle Theft
1.774
Burglary
4.057
Arson
0.1452
Total Property Crime
27.92 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2050
Drug Crimes
6.495
Vandalism
6.580
Identity Theft
1.486
Animal Cruelty
0.1856
Total "Other" Rate
14.95 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Mountrail County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Mountrail County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
C-
C-
C-
B
C
D+
B-
D+
C-
B-
C+
C+
D+
C+
D-
C-
D
D
B-
C-
F
F
F
C-
B-
B-
F
D-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Mountrail County is similar versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B-
B-
D
D+
D+
D
F
F
B-
C+
C+
D
C
C
B-
B+
B+
D+
B+
B+
F
F
F
D-
F
F
B-
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Mountrail County is less safe than the North Dakota state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mountrail County, ND average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Mountrail County schools on SchoolGrade

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