CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Fargo Police Department

Crime in Fargo, ND

The violent crime rate in Fargo is 360 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 18% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of downtown Fargo, North Dakota, facing southeast.
Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

360 per 100,000 residents, per year

501 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,761 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,837 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−16% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,121 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,338 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 138,990, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Fargo sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

360

Fargo has the 148th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 154 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Fargo; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Waco, TX373143
Midland, TX371144
Lakeland, FL371145
Pasadena, TX370146
North Las Vegas, NV362147
Fargo, ND360148
St. Lucie County, FL (Sheriff)359149
Columbia, MO358150
Brownsville, TX357151
Bradenton, FL355152
Columbus, OH355153

The places closest to Fargo in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Fargo crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Fargo Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Fargo with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Fargo, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Grand Forks, ND, 79 miles away.

Fargo and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Fargo, ND360
Grand Forks, ND25579 mi
Bismarck, ND249187 mi
Minneapolis, MN1,011216 mi
St. Paul, MN485223 mi
Sioux Falls, SD347230 mi
Rochester, MN139288 mi
Rapid City, SD740365 mi
Omaha, NE342389 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 56 reported40−35% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 2 reported1.4−60% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,309 reported1,661−14% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 588 reported423−27% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 537 reported386−8% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 388 reported279−16% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent5640—−35%
HomicideViolent21.4—−60%
TheftProperty2,3091,661—−14%
BurglaryProperty588423—−27%
Theft from vehiclesProperty537386—−8%
Vehicle theftProperty388279—−16%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Fargo Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (61st highest rate of 155), robbery (102nd highest rate of 152) and burglary (24th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −9%

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Violent crimes per month in Fargo, ND, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202539Sep 202461
Oct 202550Oct 202452
Nov 202537Nov 202455
Dec 202554Dec 202440
Jan 202642Jan 202539
Feb 202622Feb 202533
Mar 202644Mar 202539
Apr 202631Apr 202533
May 202648May 202547
Jun 202649Jun 202548
Jul 202636Jul 202548
Aug 202649Aug 202558

Homicides 2 vs. 5

01234SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug03
Homicides per month in Fargo, ND, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20261Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20253

1 in 2026 through August, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Fargo, ND
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026493230
Jul 2026363350
Jun 2026493300
May 2026483010
Apr 2026312350
Mar 2026442450
Feb 2026222420
Jan 2026422941
Dec 2025543260
Nov 2025374000
Oct 2025504301
Sep 2025393760
Aug 2025584523
Jul 2025484460
Jun 2025484480
May 2025473940
Apr 2025333320
Mar 2025393470
Feb 2025332730
Jan 2025393070
Dec 2024403491
Nov 2024553750
Oct 2024524060
Sep 2024614371
Aug 2024624961
Jul 2024674770
Jun 2024624212
May 2024654550
Apr 2024564200
Mar 2024594181
Feb 2024553800
Jan 2024514230
Dec 2023554820
Nov 2023484590
Oct 2023624580
Sep 2023684870

How Fargo compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
134New Haven, CT3883,091139,715May 2026
142Jackson, MS3731,370138,701Jul 2026
148Fargo, ND3602,761138,990Aug 2026
165West Valley City, UT3381,609137,688Aug 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026
201Cedar Rapids, IA2471,900137,918Sep 2026
208Hampton, VA2392,529138,041Jul 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026
263Sumter County, FL (Sheriff)134455137,903Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Fargo in population, Fargo included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
148Fargo, ND3602,761138,990Aug 2026
196Grand Forks, ND2551,80160,024Aug 2026
199Bismarck, ND2491,72978,814Sep 2026

All 3 places in North Dakota on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
61Des Moines, IA6612,257212,933Sep 2026
108St. Paul, MN4852,686307,657Sep 2026
148Fargo, ND3602,761138,990Aug 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
196Grand Forks, ND2551,80160,024Aug 2026
199Bismarck, ND2491,72978,814Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Fargo by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Fargo side by side with Bismarck, Grand Forks or Jackson, or with any other place.

Other cities in North Dakota

2 city pages, closest first

North Dakota as a whole has 220 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Fargo’s rate is 64% above the state’s.

Grand ForksBismarck

All 3 cities in North Dakota

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Fargo safe?

By reported violent crime, Fargo is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 360 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −9% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Fargo?

This site does not have one for Fargo. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Fargo compares with nearby places such as Grand Forks, ND instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Fargo?

360 violent and 2,761 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,338 incidents reported to Fargo Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 56 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 588 burglaries, 537 thefts from vehicles and 2,309 other thefts.

Is crime in Fargo going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −16% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Fargo had in 2026?

Fargo Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 2, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Fargo Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset ND0090200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Fargo

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat5640−35%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal588423−27%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included537386−8%
Vehicle theft388279−16%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

ND0090200
Source
Fargo Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset ND0090200)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Fargo Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)