Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Who polices Barton, and what they report
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Minot (C), 54 miles away. Barton has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Pierce County. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Barton alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Barton
Policed by the county
Barton is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Barton. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest North Dakota towns with their own police figures are Minot (C, 54 mi), New Town (A+, 112 mi), Beulah (B+, 113 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Barton. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Pierce County without police of their own, which include Barton.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2023 offenses reported by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest North Dakota towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Barton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Barton.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Barton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Barton
Is Barton, ND safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Barton. The nearest North Dakota towns with a grade are Minot (C, 54 mi), New Town (A+, 112 mi), Beulah (B+, 113 mi).
Who polices Barton?
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Barton is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Pierce County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Barton.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.