(CSi) The National Council for Home Safety and Security is happy to announce their ranking of the Safest Cities in North Dakota for 2018. The top cities are:

  1. West Fargo
  2. Dickinson
  3. Williston
  4. Minot
  5. Grand Forks
  6. Jamestown
  7. Fargo
  8. Bismarck
  9. Mandan

For more information: https://www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-north-dakota-2018

To identify the safest cities, they reviewed the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with their own population data and internal research. They eliminated any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI and removed cities with populations under 10,000.

 

The cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) per 1,000 people. These variables were then weighted, with violent crimes assigned a value 1.5 times (due to their severity) that of property crimes.

 

The report was formally released on February 20, 2018.

 

The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a trade association comprised of home security professionals across the United States. The council advocates for safe communities and home safety with a strong focus on community involvement.