Are there any 'bad' cities in North Dakota?

[beenhereandthere]

There aren't really any bad cities in ND, even though some of the real small towns can be scary. Not in a crime way, but empty buildings and deserted streets.
Boring cities, though, besides maybe Fargo? That's another story.

[josep]

John Daniels - crime, is not common out here in North Dakota. Bismarck and Fargo cities which are of course larger in population has its small crime here and there. Many couples and families that have relocated to N. Dakota from another state, move to smaller rural towns. Emmons county has some nice communities, such as Linton & Hazelton which are very affordable and about 35-40 minutes from the city/capitol which is Bismarck. There are some businesses relating to customer service/office/administration/computer tech. positions in those two small communities that become available from time to time. Also, keep in mind I have found people whom enjoy living in a small community and at the same time working around that same area. On the other hand, there are some people whom enjoy living in those small communities like Hazelton and Linton but love the drive to Bismarck (never any traffic to Bismarck and its about 30-40 min. away from Hazelton and Linton). Two eaches own.

[Joe_Ryder]

I lived on the MN side of the MN/ND border for almost a year. The most frightening thing was how honest people were. Kind of spooky actually. I did hear some horrible stories about a town called Mandan. Apparently some of the teenagers smoke pot and on occasion some guys will get drunk and shout loudly.

They have a saying up in that area, "Sure it's cold but it keeps the riff-raff out."
During my brief stay, I found that to be quite true.

Bismarck in my opinion is the cleanest city I've ever seen. I don't know if the folks just keep it clean or the perpetual wind just blows all the trash away but either way it's clean.

I didn't live in ND but being on the border, I spent a great deal of time exploring. I will list the things I didn't like about the state because a short list is easier than the long list of things I like.

1) No beaches. This may or may not be a problem for you but lack of a nearby ocean is a deal-breaker for me.

3) If you like to play in the area's waterways, don't try to pick up the turtles, Those freaking things are savage man-eaters.

4) Because of the temperature extremes, houses expand and contract. Your drywall will crack at the joints and there's really not much you can do about it.

That's the end of the list. As you can tell, ND is a horrific place.

There's a lot of wind out there so caution while driving on the ice is advised. I've seen a lot of trucks literally pushed off the road. Cars don't present the same profile so they don't seem to have a problem. Semis are heavy and stay planted but pickups and vans, because they are actually very light for their size, tend to get pushed around by the wind easier.

If you have trouble on the road, someone will stop and save your butt shortly. Don't forget to return the favor when you see someone else having trouble.

You may find it a bit of a culture shock to be surrounded by humans behaving like humans but you'll get used to it. It is cold in winter but generally sunny. Somehow, a sunny -20 day in ND feels much warmer than a gloomy and foggy 65 day in San Francisco.

[Drop Point]

Originally Posted by Joe_Ryder

I lived on the MN side of the MN/ND border for almost a year. The most frightening thing was how honest people were. Kind of spooky actually. I did hear some horrible stories about a town called Mandan. Apparently some of the teenagers smoke pot and on occasion some guys will get drunk and shout loudly.

They have a saying up in that area, "Sure it's cold but it keeps the riff-raff out."
During my brief stay, I found that to be quite true.

Bismarck in my opinion is the cleanest city I've ever seen. I don't know if the folks just keep it clean or the perpetual wind just blows all the trash away but either way it's clean.

I didn't live in ND but being on the border, I spent a great deal of time exploring. I will list the things I didn't like about the state because a short list is easier than the long list of things I like.

1) No beaches. This may or may not be a problem for you but lack of a nearby ocean is a deal-breaker for me.

3) If you like to play in the area's waterways, don't try to pick up the turtles, Those freaking things are savage man-eaters.

4) Because of the temperature extremes, houses expand and contract. Your drywall will crack at the joints and there's really not much you can do about it.

That's the end of the list. As you can tell, ND is a horrific place.

There's a lot of wind out there so caution while driving on the ice is advised. I've seen a lot of trucks literally pushed off the road. Cars don't present the same profile so they don't seem to have a problem. Semis are heavy and stay planted but pickups and vans, because they are actually very light for their size, tend to get pushed around by the wind easier.

If you have trouble on the road, someone will stop and save your butt shortly. Don't forget to return the favor when you see someone else having trouble.

You may find it a bit of a culture shock to be surrounded by humans behaving like humans but you'll get used to it. It is cold in winter but generally sunny. Somehow, a sunny -20 day in ND feels much warmer than a gloomy and foggy 65 day in San Francisco.

I registered just to ask,.............WHAT'S NUMBER TWO?!?!





Drop Point

[Jason_Face]

Originally Posted by Drop Point

I registered just to ask,.............WHAT'S NUMBER TWO?!?!





Drop Point

lol

[Joe_Ryder]

Originally Posted by Drop Point

I registered just to ask,.............WHAT'S NUMBER TWO?!?!





Drop Point

So you went to the trouble of registering to call out a numbering error? And I thought I had too much time on my hands.

[RDawg]

Bowman is a hole.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by RDawg

Bowman is a hole.

Care to elaborate on that? What makes it "A hole"?

[3-Oaks]

Originally Posted by RDawg

Bowman is a hole.

Why do you think so?

[mtlogger]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

I get a kick out of what people consider crime. You can read all the reports and such, you can watch the news, but it's more based on what you are considering crime.

Where I was born and raised we had a nasty problem. It was in all the papers. People were arrested every day. It was blowing up mail boxes on the county road. Never heard of drive by shooting, never heard of gun point robberies, nothing of the sort. But we had a real problem with teen agers figuring out how to blow up mail boxes with a 2 l bottle of soda and some pills.

Where I grew up it was the murder capital of the country - two or three everyday. Were we afraid? Heck no - because we knew where NOT to visit.

Bad cities in ND? Don't know of any and I've lived there off-on for the last ten or so. Data is skewed on account of FBI figures are one source and another will be a percentage. When you have less than 1 million people living in a state percentages don't mean much. The actual crime figures tell the story.