North Dakota

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In 2022, 280 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in North Dakota. This is 14 percent higher than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in North Dakota in 2022 was 27 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 49 percent of violent crimes reported to police in North Dakota were not solved. This is 8 percentage points lower than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Bismarck
  • Population:  779,702
  • Area:  70,698 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  35th
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Anne Fitzsimonds Barbara Cotton Bonnie Kizima Brenda Murdock Bruce Falconer Charles Tear Connie Hilbert Craig Melton Daniel Olson Donna Michalenko Gerald Bartlett Jeanna North Joel Amundson Joe Lee John Jacobson Jonett Wanner Joseph Bruce Sr. Keith Schmidt Kenneth Tank Kevin Mahoney Kristin Diede Kristi Nikle Kristopher Clarke Leonard Brown Sr. Melissa Patzer Michele Julson Mildred Roche Norman Limesand Oscar Moe Reachelle Smith Robert Anderson Roger Shelton Ronald Johnson Roy Hagel Sandra Jacobson Steve Longie Talmadge Patton Thomas Lapierre
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Anita Knutson Clifton Marsh Daniel Johnson Joseph Anderson Larry Phebus Lora Jean Dugan Ronald Johnson Russell Turcotte William Billy\ Wolf Jr.
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Featured North Dakota Missing Cases

Joe Lee

Missing: Jun 01, 2013
Joe Christopher Lee, a 44-year-old man from Arizona, was last seen in Williston, North Dakota, on Ju ...Read More

Thomas Lapierre

Missing: Jul 31, 2018
Thomas James Lapierre, a 47-year-old man, was last seen on July 31, 2018, in Williston, North Dakota ...Read More

Jeanna North

Missing: Jun 28, 1993
Jeanna was rollerblading with a friend in her hometown of Fargo, North Dakota during the evening hou ...Read More

Daniel Olson

Missing: Oct 28, 2021
Daniel Olson, a 38-year-old man from West Fargo, North Dakota, has been missing since October 28, 20 ...Read More

Ronald Johnson

Missing: Oct 16, 2011
Ronald Lee Johnson, a 74-year-old man from Riverdale, North Dakota, was last seen on October 16, 201 ...Read More

Bruce Falconer

Missing: Feb 20, 1981
Bruce Falconer, a 21-year-old Marine sergeant, went missing on February 20, 1981, while home on leav ...Read More

John Jacobson

Missing: Nov 16, 1996
John Jacobson, a 5-year-old boy, disappeared on November 16, 1996, along with his mother, Sandra Jac ...Read More

Keith Schmidt

Missing: May 20, 2024
Keith William Schmidt, a 53-year-old resident of Dickinson, North Dakota, was last seen on May 20, 2 ...Read More

Reachelle Smith

Missing: May 17, 2006
Reachelle Smith, a 3-year-old girl from Minot, North Dakota, was last seen on the night of May 16, 2 ...Read More

Steve Longie

Missing: Oct 06, 2020
Steve Roger Longie, 55, was last seen on October 6, 2020, in Belcourt, North Dakota, near the Turtle ...Read More
Featured North Dakota Murder Cases

Anita Knutson

Murdered: Jun 04, 2007
Anita Knutson, an 18-year-old freshman at Minot State University, was found murdered in her apartmen ...Read More

Lora Jean Dugan

Murdered: Apr 30, 1972
Lora Jean Dugan, a 14-year-old girl from Huntley, Montana, disappeared on April 7, 1972, after leavi ...Read More

William Billy Wolf Jr.

Murdered: Aug 20, 1978
On August 20, 1978, the dismembered body of William “Billy” Wolf Jr., a 21-year-old man from Far ...Read More

Joseph Anderson

Murdered: Sep 16, 1991
Joseph Anderson, a 69-year-old man from Jamestown, North Dakota, was found murdered on September 16, ...Read More

Clifton Marsh

Murdered: Oct 01, 1981
Clifton Marsh, a 69-year-old man from Michigan, was found murdered on October 1, 1981, near Devils L ...Read More

Russell Turcotte

Murdered: Nov 05, 2002
Russell Turcotte, a 20-year-old member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, went missing on July ...Read More

Larry Phebus

Murdered: Mar 27, 1963
Larry Phebus, a 14-year-old boy, was found murdered on March 27, 1963, in a remote field near Alexan ...Read More