Lignite, ND is a small town with a population of only around 400 people. Despite its size, the crime rate in Lignite is significantly lower than the national average. The violent crime rate in Lignite is 7.4 compared to the US average of 22.7 and the property crime rate in Lignite is 14.5 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that residents of this small town can rest easy knowing that their overall risk for being a victim of a crime is much lower than it would be elsewhere across the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Lignite violent crime is 7.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Lignite property crime is 14.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Lignite, North Dakota does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Powers Lake, North Dakota. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Powers Lake, North Dakota. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.