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Jamestown, ND crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Jamestown is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Jamestown is 1 in 75. Based on FBI crime data, Jamestown is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Dakota, Jamestown has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Jamestown compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Jamestown with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Jamestown's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Jamestown does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Jamestown.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Jamestown's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Jamestown is one in 987.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Jamestown's rate for property crime is 12 per one thousand population. This makes Jamestown a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Jamestown is one in 81.

Jamestown Crime Data

total Crime Index

29

(100 is safest)


Safer than 29% of U.S. cities.

Jamestown Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

16

194

210

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.01

12.29

13.30

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.01
2.54
National Median: 4
    Jamestown
    North Dakota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 987

in Jamestown

1 in 393

in North Dakota

Jamestown Violent Crimes

Population: 15,789
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 3 1 12
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.19 0.06 0.76

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.29
16.82
National Median: 18
    Jamestown
    North Dakota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 81

in Jamestown

1 in 59

in North Dakota

Property Crimes

Population: 15,789
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 20 149 25
Rate per 1,000 1.27 9.44 1.58

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Jamestown Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
16
15
National Median: 24.5
    Jamestown
    North Dakota

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