Barnes County Crime & Safety

Barnes County has a total crime rate of 1302.4 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (110.8 per 100K) and property crimes (1191.6 per 100K).

Barnes County has a safety score of 43/100, rated "Average". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #41 out of 53 counties in North Dakota for safety (1 = safest).

The county's safety score of 97.9 is slightly below the North Dakota average of 98.5. Its total crime rate of 1,302.4 is higher than the state's typical rate of 976.6 per 100,000 residents.

Property crimes make up the bulk of local incidents at 1,191.6 per 100,000 residents. The violent crime rate is 110.8, which is lower than both the state average of 121.0 and the national average of 369.8.

Crime data for Barnes County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Barnes County has a safety score of 43/100, which is below the North Dakota average of 62/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.