Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Fargo reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Fargo’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #237 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of ND” is every other North Dakota city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Fargo
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 North Dakota towns on Fargo’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: West Fargo (B−). Reed Township and Horace have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Fargo’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 2.9 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of North Dakota (2.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 3.0 times the rest of North Dakota
69.0 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (76 reported in 2025), 3.0 times the rest of North Dakota (22.7) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Fargo reports less crime per resident than 27% (#237). Places like it ↓
A job center
Fargo has 96,916 jobs based in town for 136,275 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Fargo’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of North Dakota.
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| Year | Fargo property | Rest of North Dakota property | Fargo violent | Rest of North Dakota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41.5 | 21.8 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 38.8 | 21.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 37.0 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 32.4 | 15.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Fargo’s police reported 4 homicides, 76 robberies and 518 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of North Dakota and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Fargo | Rest of North Dakota | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Fargo | Rest of North Dakota | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 90.9 | 22.9 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 75.2 | 23.3 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 77.4 | 27.4 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 54.7 | 17.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 32 property crimes reported
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
5,019 crimes reported in 2025
518 violent and 4,501 property, as reported to the FBI by Fargo’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
24 people died in crashes on Fargo’s roads in 2019–2023
Fargo had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 24 people died; 5 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Fargo and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | D | 4.6 | 36.0 |
| Reed Township | — | — | — |
| West Fargo | B− | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Horace | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Reed Township and Horace have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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.
- One number for all of Fargo. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Fargo’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (138,990 in 2025); our figure for Fargo is 136,275 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Fargo
Is Fargo, ND safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fargo reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade. Its police reported 4.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.6 in the rest of North Dakota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Fargo?
4.6 violent and 36.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of North Dakota reports 2.6 and 18.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Fargo?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Fargo in 2025?
Fargo’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 2.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Fargo safer than West Fargo?
West Fargo reports less crime per resident than Fargo: West Fargo grades B− for safety and Fargo D. West Fargo’s police reported 1.8 violent and 10.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fargo?
Fargo’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fargo”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.