Photo: The original uploader was Chicago103 at English Wikipedia.; original photo by afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0What is recorded in Blanchard, and why there is no grade
Blanchard has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Traill County. The Traill 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 Blanchard alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is West Fargo, 37 miles away, graded B−.
What stands out about safety in Blanchard
Policed by the county
Blanchard is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Traill County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Traill County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Blanchard. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest North Dakota towns with their own police figures are West Fargo (B−, 37 mi), Fargo (D, 38 mi), Grand Forks (C−, 40 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Blanchard. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Traill County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Traill County without police of their own, which include Blanchard.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Traill 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
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fargo | B− | 37 mi | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Fargo | D | 38 mi | 4.6 | 36.0 |
| Grand Forks | C− | 40 mi | 3.0 | 22.8 |
| Valley City | B | 47 mi | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| Grafton | B | 74 mi | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| Jamestown | B− | 75 mi | 1.4 | 14.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Blanchard. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Blanchard.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Blanchard and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
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 Blanchard
Is Blanchard, ND safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Blanchard. The nearest North Dakota towns with a grade are West Fargo (B−, 37 mi), Fargo (D, 38 mi), Grand Forks (C−, 40 mi).
Who polices Blanchard?
The Traill County Sheriff’s Office. Blanchard is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Traill County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Blanchard.
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.