State profile
North Dakota
168 animal cruelty offenses were reported in North Dakota in 2025, or 21.3 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 3rd highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 81 |
| 2019 | 102 |
| 2020 | 89 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2023 | 138 |
| 2024 | 162 |
| 2025 | 168 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | 21.27 | 33% | 98.8% | 28 | 15 |
| 2024 | 162 | 20.37 | 27% | 99.8% | 60 | 30 |
| 2023 | 138 | 17.65 | 25% | 99.7% | 97 | 35 |
| 2022 | 145 | 18.61 | 30% | 100.0% | 106 | 43 |
| 2021 | 122 | 15.77 | 25% | 99.9% | 100 | 33 |
| 2020 | 89 | 11.64 | 23% | 99.9% | 100 | 28 |
| 2019 | 102 | 13.40 | 29% | 99.9% | — | — |
| 2018 | 81 | 10.66 | 27% | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2017 | 46 | 6.11 | 37% | 99.6% | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.26 | 0% | 99.7% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fargo Police Department ND0090200 | City police | Cass | 23 | 118 | |
| 2 | Williston Police Department ND0530200 | City police | Williams | 19 | 89 | |
| 3 | Bismarck Police Department ND0080100 | City police | Burleigh | 14 | 64 | |
| 4 | Dickinson Police Department ND0450100 | City police | Stark | 13 | 60 | |
| 5 | Minot Police Department ND0510200 | City police | Ward | 9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ward County Sheriff's Office ND0510000 | County | Ward | 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | West Fargo Police Department ND0090300 | City police | Cass | 2 | 19 | |
| 8 | Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office ND0180000 | County | Grand Forks | 2 | 17 | |
| 9 | Cass County Sheriff's Office ND0090000 | County | Cass | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | Wahpeton Police Department ND0390300 | City police | Richland | 2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Watford City Police Department ND0270100 | City police | McKenzie | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Stark County Sheriff's Office ND0450000 | County | Stark | 1 | 16 | |
| 13 | Mountrail County Sheriff's Office ND0310000 | County | Mountrail | 1 | 8 | |
| 14 | Richland County Sheriff's Office ND0390000 | County | Richland | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Ramsey County Sheriff's Office ND0360000 | County | Ramsey | 1 | 2 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
We are not aware of a government-run animal abuser registry in North Dakota. Know of one? Tell us.
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 107 law enforcement agencies in North Dakota, 107 of which report through NIBRS.
Our legacy spreadsheet for North Dakota, transcribed from a 1977 NLETS directory, lists 111 entries: 45 ORIs are still in use, 0 look like transcription errors, 0 are federal offices outside the state directory and 66 could not be found. View the crosswalk.
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