In
the year 2000 North Dakota had an estimated population of 642,200
which ranked the state 47th in population. For that year the State of
North Dakota had a total Crime Index of 2,288.1 reported incidents per
100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 50th highest total
Crime Index. For Violent Crime North Dakota had a reported incident
rate of 81.4 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the
50th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes
against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 2,206.6 per
100,000 people, which ranked as the state 49th highest. Also in the
year 2000 North Dakota had 0.6 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the
state as having the 50th highest rate for Murder. North
Dakota’s 26.3 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people,
ranked the state 38th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, North
Dakota’s rate was 8.7 which ranked the state as having the
50th highest for Robbery. The state also had 45.8 Aggravated Assaults
for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 50th
highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000
people there were 325.9 Burglaries, which ranks North Dakota as having
the 50th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were
reported 1,727.2 times per hundred thousand people in North Dakota
which standing is the 46th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft
occurred 153.5 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as
having the 46th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
