Photo: Johnny Saldivar · Public domainGrand Forks AFB goes ungraded: its recorded crime
Grand Forks AFB has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Grand Forks County. The Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks AFB alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Grand Forks (C−), 14 miles away.
What stands out about safety in Grand Forks AFB
Policed by the county
Grand Forks AFB is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Grand Forks AFB. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest North Dakota towns with their own police figures are Grand Forks (C−, 14 mi), Grafton (B, 32 mi), Valley City (B, 77 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Grand Forks AFB. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Grand Forks County without police of their own, which include Grand Forks AFB.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Grand Forks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks | C− | 14 mi | 3.0 | 22.8 |
| Grafton | B | 32 mi | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| Valley City | B | 77 mi | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| West Fargo | B− | 79 mi | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Fargo | D | 80 mi | 4.6 | 36.0 |
| Jamestown | B− | 95 mi | 1.4 | 14.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Grand Forks AFB. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Grand Forks AFB.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Grand Forks AFB’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for North Dakota towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (0.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Grand Forks AFB’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Grand Forks AFB’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Grand Forks AFB and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekinock Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mekinock Township has no FBI figures of its own for 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 Grand Forks AFB
Is Grand Forks AFB, ND safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Grand Forks AFB. The nearest North Dakota towns with a grade are Grand Forks (C−, 14 mi), Grafton (B, 32 mi), Valley City (B, 77 mi).
Who polices Grand Forks AFB?
The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office. Grand Forks AFB is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Grand Forks County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Grand Forks AFB.
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.