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Safety · North Dakota

Safest Counties in North Dakota 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in North Dakota

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Steele County, ND
97.5
2Sioux County, ND
94.2
3Slope County, ND
92.3
4Logan County, ND
89.6
5LaMoure County, ND
89.5
6Dickey County, ND
89.4
7Oliver County, ND
89.4
8Billings County, ND
88.7
9Benson County, ND
88.4
10Grant County, ND
88.1

All North Dakota Counties — Safety Rankings

53 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#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
46.9
46McKenzie County, ND
26
48.8
47Stutsman County, ND
24.5
48.3
48Williams County, ND
17.9
42.8
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

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