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Best Safety Counties in North Dakota

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Safety Score
62/100
Top County
Steele County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Steele County
ND
98/100
#2
Sioux County
ND
94/100
#3
Slope County
ND
92/100
#4
Logan County
ND
90/100
#5
LaMoure County
ND
90/100
#6
Dickey County
ND
89/100
#7
Oliver County
ND
89/100
#8
Billings County
ND
89/100
#9
Benson County
ND
88/100
#10
Grant County
ND
88/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Steele County, ND
97.5
75.8
2Sioux County, ND
94.2
68.4
3Slope County, ND
92.3
77.4
4Logan County, ND
89.6
67.4
5LaMoure County, ND
89.5
70.4
6Dickey County, ND
89.4
62.6
7Oliver County, ND
89.4
74.1
8Billings County, ND
88.7
84.1
9Benson County, ND
88.4
63.2
10Grant County, ND
88.1
66.7
11Foster County, ND
85.7
64.3
12Divide County, ND
84.4
72.2
13Wells County, ND
83.2
68.2
14Rolette County, ND
81.6
57.6
15Hettinger County, ND
81.3
62.1
16Sargent County, ND
81.3
60.6
17Burke County, ND
80.9
72.5
18Cavalier County, ND
80.7
66
19Griggs County, ND
79.8
70
20Traill County, ND
77.5
64.5
21Ransom County, ND
75.7
66.7
22Pembina County, ND
75.6
69
23Nelson County, ND
75
71.5
24Mercer County, ND
74.9
60.6
25Kidder County, ND
73.7
69.8
26Adams County, ND
73.1
62.2
27Renville County, ND
72.4
66.8
28Bowman County, ND
71.9
64.9
29Golden Valley County, ND
68
68.1
30Eddy County, ND
65.4
60.3
31McHenry County, ND
62.6
69.3
32McLean County, ND
59.3
60.1
33McIntosh County, ND
58.8
60.7
34Mountrail County, ND
58.6
60.7
35Pierce County, ND
57.6
63.9
36Walsh County, ND
56.3
54.6
37Dunn County, ND
55.6
61.5
38Towner County, ND
52.2
60.4
39Bottineau County, ND
52
61.3
40Ward County, ND
48.9
48.2
41Barnes County, ND
42.5
56.2
42Sheridan County, ND
40.8
62.1
43Emmons County, ND
40
60.4
44Richland County, ND
28.9
51.7
45Stark County, ND
28.6
46.8
46McKenzie County, ND
26
48.8
47Stutsman County, ND
24.5
48.3
48Williams County, ND
17.9
42.7
49Grand Forks County, ND
8.4
40.5
50Burleigh County, ND
8.2
45.4
51Ramsey County, ND
7.6
50.4
52Morton County, ND
7.1
38.5
53Cass County, ND
4.1
38.9

Data Source

Safety data from CrimeByCounty. See full details at CrimeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.