Bismarck, North Dakota Crime Risk Score

Bismarck, North Dakota has a 3.2 / 10 crime risk score from PerilScore v4 data.

Crime risk score
3.2 / 10
Lower risk
Confidence 80%
Snapshot 2026-06-17
Computed from decades of public weather data using physics-based probability modeling.
Violent rate
285
Property rate
1977
Offense rate
2262
Credibility
0
Risk Score (0-10)
3.2
Historical Events
No data

in the record

Avg Return Period
No data

years between events

Data Confidence
80%

Bismarck, North Dakota has a 3.2 / 10 crime risk score, which falls in the very low band and is in the 17th percentile among scored local areas in this model. The score was snapshotted on 2026-06-17 with 80% model confidence.

What drives this score here?

violent crime rate is the largest V4 contributor from registered local hazard drivers. For this location, the score card also highlights these model signals:

  • Violent rate: 285
  • Property rate: 1977
  • Offense rate: 2262
  • Credibility: 0

The strongest component metrics in the snapshot are:

  • Violent Crime Rate: model component 0.146. The raw value is 284.6.
  • Property Crime Rate: model component 0.101. The raw value is 1977.0.
  • Total Offense Rate: model component 0.054. The raw value is 2261.6.

For crime exposure, the useful signals are violent rate, property rate, total offense rate, severity, frequency, and reporting credibility. This snapshot shows violent crime at 285 per 100k and property crime at 1977 per 100k.

How to read the location signal

This page uses the representative local model area around the major city centroid for Bismarck, North Dakota. That local model area is roughly 5 square kilometers, so the score is a practical place-level signal for browsing and comparison. The building-level view comes from entering a street address.

Bismarck is included as a major Census place, which helps readers compare the local score with county and ZIP pages nearby.

The confidence level supports a useful local read, with some care around the underlying source coverage.

The source record for this page is: PerilScore local FBI CDE participation-adjusted crime local model feature table

Why building details matter

A street-address score can account for the unique characteristics of a specific building, including age, construction type, roof shape and condition, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure. Those details can change resilience or susceptibility around the same location-level score.

Use this city page when you want a recognizable local reference point for comparing nearby ZIPs and counties. Since the percentile is lower than many scored areas, the address-level score is still important for finding property-specific exposure.

Use the PerilScore app to enter a street address and see the full property-specific score.

Building-level address score

The local score is the starting point

A specific building can perform differently from the surrounding area. The PerilScore street-address check adds building age, construction type, roof details, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure to the crime layer shown here.

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About this crime score

What does the crime score mean for Bismarck, North Dakota?
The 3.2 / 10 score summarizes long-run crime exposure for the representative local model area at this location’s centroid. It is best used as a local area signal before checking a street address.
Why can nearby buildings have different crime risk?
Building age, construction type, roof details, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure can change resilience or susceptibility at the address level.
How do I get the building-specific score?
Use the free PerilScore app and enter the street address. The full score starts with the crime layer shown here and adds building and surroundings details for that property.

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