Crime Statistics

Moorhead, Minnesota, and the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area enjoys low crime rates compared to communities of similar size in other parts of the country. These crime statistics for Moorhead are updated regularly by the police department.

 Part I Offenses 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 % Change

 Homicide/
 Manslaughter

 

0

0

0

1

2

100

 Rape

18

13

8

17

26

53%

 Robbery

8

7

5

5

8

60%

 Aggravated Assault

39

38

29

26

29

12%

 Arson

5

6

7

1

3

200%

 Burglary

114

132

124

116

135

16%

 Larceny

702

631

713

767

777

1%

 Auto Theft

59

51

34

37

26

-30%

Totals  

945

878

920

970

1006

4%

 

 Part II Offenses 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 % Change

 Assault (Simple)

 

294

259

252

303

330

9%

 Forgery

70

31

32

27

20

-35%

 Fraud

116

151

115

97

105

8%

 Vandalism

425

451

400

382

359

-6%

 Narcotics

139

148

142

181

184

2%

 Sex Offenses

30

23

34

36

42

17%

 Family/Children

10

8

10

9

6

-33%

 Liquor Laws

242

270

247

214

257

20%

 Weapons

6

10

7

8

20

150%

 Disorderly Conduct

349

323

268

305

324

6%

 D.W.I

424

405

315

362

358

-1%

 Stolen Property

23

9

9

8

9

13%

 Gambling

0

0

0

0

0

0%

 Other Offenses

334

305

245

356

339

-5%

Totals 

2,462

2393

2076

2288

2353

3%

** The reason Fraud is down, is that we are outsourcing out bad checks as of January 31, 2003

Serious Crimes Defined

Homicide:

The willful, non-negligent, killing of one human being by another.

Rape:

Sexual intercourse with a female, forcibly, against her will. Assault or attempt to commit rape by force, or threat of force, are included.

Robbery:

The taking, or attempt to take, anything ov value from the care, custody, and control from a person or persons by force, or threat of force or violence and/or putting the victim on fear.

Assault:

An unlawful attack, or attempted attack, by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.

Theft/Larceny:

Includes all thefts not included in Robbery, Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft.

Auto Theft:

Includes the theft and attempted theft of motor vehicles.

Arson:

The unlawful burning, or attempt to burn, property which may or may not belong to the person causing the fire.

Crime and Service Clock
The Crime & Services clock is an explanation of the number of offenses committed in the City of Moorhead each year and the rate at which they happen. The RATE at which a crime happens means one (1) crime happens during a certain amount of minutes, hours or days.

 OFFENSE
NUMBER OF OFFENSES
RATE

 HOMICIDE/MANSLAUGHTER

2

1 every 183 days

 RAPE

26

1 every 14 days

 ROBBERY

8

1 every 46 days

 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

29

1 every 13 days

 ARSON

3

1 every 122 days

  BURGLARY

135

1 every 3 days

 LARCENY

777

1 every 11 hours

 AUTO THEFT

26

1 every 10 days

TOTAL PART 1 OFFENSES

1006

1 every 9 hours

 ASSAULT - SIMPLE

330

1 every 1 days

 FORGERY

20

1 every 18 days

 FRAUD

105

1 every 3 days

 VANDALISM

359

1 every 1 days

 WEAPONS

20

1 every 18 days

 SEX OFFENSES

42

1 every 7 days

 NARCOTICS

184

1 every 2 days

 FAMILY/CHILDREN

6

1 every 61 days

 D.U.I.

358

1 every 1 days

 LIQUOR LAWS

257

1 every 1 day

 DISORDERLY CONDUCT

324

1 every 1 day

 OTHER

339

1 every 1 day

TOTAL PART II OFFENSES

2353

1 every 4 hours

TOTAL PART I & II OFFENSES

3359

1 every 3 hours


2010 Minnesota Crime Clock
 OFFENSE
RATE

 HOMICIDE/MANSLAUGHTER

1 every 31 minutes

 RAPE

1 every 2.7 minutes

 ASSAULT

1 every 7.2 seconds

THEFT

1 every 2.3 seconds

BURGLARY

1 every 9.1 seconds

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - FEMALE

1 every 1.3 minutes

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - MALE

1 every 6.7 minutes

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

1 every 35 seconds

DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS

1 every 29 minutes

IDENTITY THEFT

1 every 8.7 seconds

ELDERLY ABUSE

1 every 2.7 minutes

HATE CRIME

1 every 73 minutes