Merricourt, ND Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	F

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$43,779

Cost of Crime™ for Merricourt, ND

In 2025, violent crime will cost $712 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Merricourt with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Merricourt against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Merricourt sits in the 32nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 32% of cities and behind 68%. The grade covers only Merricourt's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Merricourt is 3.872 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 234 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 279 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Merricourt, ND report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Merricourt, ND

The tangible cost of violent crime in Merricourt is projected at $43,779 for 2025, about $300 per resident and $712 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Merricourt Compared to Other Cities?

Merricourt, ND:	$300
Watford City, ND:	$415
West Fargo, ND:	$123
North Dakota:	$225
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $300 per resident each year in Merricourt, which is $42 more than the national average and $75 more than North Dakota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Merricourt:

In Watford City, ND, crime costs $415 per person, which is $115 more than in Merricourt.
In West Fargo, ND, crime costs $123 per person, which is $177 less than in Merricourt

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Merricourt, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Merricourt	Cost per Merricourt Resident
Murder	$21,826	$149
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,211	$77
Robbery	$1,758	$12
Assault	$8,984	$62
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$43,779	$300

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Merricourt, ND

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Merricourt totals $201,394 ($1,379 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $245,173 ($1,679 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Merricourt, ND, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Merricourt Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Merricourt residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.143
Robbery	0.3828
Rape	1.266
Murder	0.0795
Total Violent Crime	3.872 (C-)

Individual Merricourt Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Merricourt is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Merricourt.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Edgeley, ND	D	D+	B
Monango, ND	D+	C	B-
Kulm, ND	D	D+	B-
Wano, ND	C	C	B+
Berlin, ND	C	C	B+
Forbes, ND	D	C-	C+
Fullerton, ND	C	A-	B+
Ellendale, ND	D+	D	B
Jud, ND	C-	C-	B+
Fredonia, ND	D	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Merricourt is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Patricia, TX	D-	D	D
Pelsor, AR	D-	D-	D-
Peck, LA	D	D+	D+
Pebble City, GA	B-	A-	A-
Pearl Beach, MI	A	C	C
Peanut, PA	A+	A+	A+
Paw Paw, OK	C	C	C
Patty, TN	C-	D+	D+
Patterson, MS	A	A+	A+
Patroon, TX	D	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Merricourt is less safe than the North Dakota state average and as safe as the national average.

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