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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 % Change

 Murder/
 Manslaughter

Total 

Cleared 

1
100%

0
0%

0
0%

1
100%

0
0%

1
100%

0
0%

-100%

 Rape

14
64%

10
80%

20
35%

20
45%

21
61%

21
61%

18
50%

-14%

 Robbery

6
16%

4
50%

6
16%

9
33%

13
46%

5
80%

8
37%

+60%

 Aggravated Assault

47
82%

39
74%

57
71%

29
62%

33
72%

37
72%

39
61%

+5%

 Arson

2
100%

5
60%

8
25%

11
36%

9
55%

5
60%

5
20%

0%

 Burglary

81
24%

109
15%

142
19%

134
14%

126
18%

94
22%

114
25%

+21%

 Larceny

683
19%

962
17%

968
25%

875
20%

767
23%

711
19%

702
17%

-1%

 Auto Theft

70
48%

62
51%

71
47%

47
48%

55
54%

52
46%

59
30%

+13%

Totals 
% Cleared 

904
26%

1,191
21%

1,272
27%

1,126
23%

1,024
27%

926
24%

945
21%

+2%

 

 Part II Offenses 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 % Change

 Assault (Simple)

Total 

Cleared 

223
79%

283
77%

336
75%

367
77%

276
74%

294
74%

294
75%

+0%

 Forgery

59
11%

67
10%

76
22%

99
18%

74
25%

98
34%

70
20%

-29%

 Fraud

196
27%

322
36%

403
44%

58 **
70%

67
41%

80
31%

116
18%

45%

 Vandalism

541
28%

520
17%

619
12%

770
7%

569
8%

395
10%

425
21%

8%

 Narcotics

99
91%

98
90%

116
90%

98
91%

80
90%

116
85%

139
80%

20%

 Sex Offenses

21
57%

23
52%

32
40%

25
64%

42
42%

37
56%

30
60%

-19%

 Family/Children

8
62%

16
25%

21
47%

22
59%

15
80%

8
100%

10
80%

25%

 Liquor Laws

265
100%

211
99%

239
100%

176
98%

209
98%

265
98%

242
99%

-9%

 Weapons

21
85%

16
81%

13
61%

10
70%

9
88%

8
62%

6
83%

-25%

 Disorderly Conduct

283
83%

253
86%

304
77%

304
69%

292
94%

293
69%

349
49%

19%

 D.U.I

393
99%

351
100%

353
100%

366
100%

479
100%

478
100%

424
100%

-11%

 Stolen Property

8
87%

15
80%

20
80%

12
25%

12
83%

13
76%

23
73%

77%

 Gambling

1
100%

0
0%

1
100%

0
0%

0
0%

0
0%

0
0%

0%

 Other Offenses

329
88%

283
87%

372
89%

312
90%

283
91%

265
90%

334
89%

26%

Totals 
% Cleared 

2,447
69%

2,458
64%

2,905
63%

2,619
60%

2,407
64%

2,350
69%

2,462
66%

5%

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

Serious Crime In Moorhead
During 2005"Crimes Against Persons" decreased by 4% and "Crimes Against Property" decrease by 10%. The following table depicts the differences between the years 2000 through 2005.

 Crimes Against Persons/Property
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
% Change

 Murder/Manslaughter

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

-100%

 Rape

14

10

20

20

21

21

18

-14%

 Robbery

6

4

6

9

13

5

8

+60%

 Aggravated Assault

47

39

57

29

33

37

39

+5%

 TOTAL Crimes Against Persons

68

53

83

59

67

64

65

+1%

 Burglary

81

109

142

134

126

94

114

+21%

 Theft/Larceny

683

962

968

875

767

711

702

-1%

 Auto Theft

70

62

71

47

55

52

59

+13%

 Arson

2

5

8

11

9

5

5

0%

 TOTAL Crimes Against Property

836

1,138

1,189

1,067

957

862

880

+2%


Serious Crimes Defined

Murder:

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. An example:

In the year 2002, there were 71 auto thefts in the City of Moorhead. The rate in which this crime happened is, one (1) auto theft occurring every 5.14 days.

 OFFENSE
NUMBER OF OFFENSES
RATE

 HOMICIDE/MANSLAUGHTER

0

0 every 365 days

 RAPE

18

1 every 20.3 days

 ROBBERY

8

1 every 45.6 days

 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

39

1 every 9.4 days

 ARSON

5

1 every 73 days

 BURGLARY

114

1 every 3.2 days

 LARCENY

702

1 every 12.5 hours

 AUTO THEFT

59

1 every 6.2 days

 TOTAL PART I OFFENSES

945

1 every 9.3 hours

 ASSAULT - SIMPLE

294

1 every 1.2 days

 FORGERY

70

1 every 5.2 days

 FRAUD

116

1 every 3.1 days

 VANDALISM

425

1 every 20.6 hours

 WEAPONS

6

1 every 60.8 days

 SEX OFFENSES

30

1 every 12.2 days

 NARCOTICS

139

1 every 2.6 days

 FAMILY/CHILDREN

10

1 every 36.5 days

 D.U.I.

424

1 every 20.7 hours

 LIQUOR LAWS

242

1 every 1.5 days

 DISORDERLY CONDUCT

349

1 every 1.0 days

 OTHER

334

1 every 1.1 days

 TOTAL PART II OFFENSES

2,462

1 every 3.6 hours

 TOTAL PART I & II OFFENSES

3,407

1 every 2.6 hours

 TOTAL TRAFFIC (Exc. DUI)

5,003

1 every 1.8 hours

 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

847

1 every 10.3 hours

 GRAND TOTAL

11,719

1 every 45 minutes.