Central ND News

State and local taxpayers in North Dakota have spent an estimated $22 million in costs related to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protest response, as of Jan. 9, 2017.

That's according to a "By the Numbers" analysis released on that date by the State of North Dakota. The analysis was generated from data provided by the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, the North Dakota State Game and Fish Department, the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.

As of that date, 581 protestors had been arrested, with more than 94% of those arrestees being from out of state. 182 of those arrestees had prior criminal records, and 25 had a "history of violence."

Ten livestock had been killed as of the data release, with 32 livestock reported as missing.

A ruling is expected soon in the state’s lawsuit against the federal government seeking to recoup $38 million in protest response costs.

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What were the costs of the response to the 2016/2017 DAPL Protests, as of 1/8/17?

ND Response Issue/Topic	Cost/Metric
Days of Response Support (8/19/16 - 1/8/17)	153
Hours of Response Support (as of 1/9/17)	181,232
State and Local Cost to Taxpayers (as 1/4/17)	$22.3M
In-State Agencies Providing Support	91
States Providing Support	9
Out-of-State Agencies Providing Support	33
Number of Arrests	581
Number of Protesters Arrested	556
Percent of Arrestees from Out of State	94.50%
Number of Arrestees with Prior Criminal Records	182
Number of Arrestees with History of Violence	25
Number of Livestock Killed/Missing, Injured (as of 1/6/16)	10/32
Number of Poaching Investigations Tied to Protest Area	3
Number of Abandoned Cars/Structures on Protest Camp (estimated)	50-75