Blue Like A River: By The Numbers
Costs, totals, and shocking numbers from the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest.
Post-protest data taken from NDResponse.gov, which was gathered by various state agencies, including: ND JIC, NDDES, NDHP, NDGF, NDDH, and the Governor’s Office.
$43M Total cost to state taxpayers (estimated as of September 26, 2017). About $30M goes to personnel costs.
210 Total days of response support. The protest started on April 1, 2016; camps were fully cleared on February 23, 2017.
331,721 Total hours of response support.
106 Total North Dakota agencies that provided support during the protest.
10 Other states that provided assistance: Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
34 Total out-of-state agencies that provided support during the protest.
761 Number of arrests. 709 were protesters. 94% were from out of state. 227 had prior criminal records. 34 had a history of violence. 58 had a history of theft/robbery. 36 had a history of DUI/drugs. 41 were previously cited/arrested for drug possession.
544 Morton County households were affected by the protest.
$15-20K Individual losses claimed by Morton County farmers and ranchers.
57 Total livestock affected by the protest. 23 were killed or went missing. 34 were injured.
1,820 Total number of North Dakota personnel who came to help Morton County when the call for assistance went out. There were 412 sheriffs and deputies representing 43 of North Dakota’s 53 counties. (Data: ND Association of Counties)
200 Total number of hours the ND Department of Agriculture spent dealing with potentially pest-infested firewood.
700 Total number of hours employees of the ND Department of Agriculture dedicated to protest-related activities.
1,421 Total number of NDNG members who responded to the protest. 1,272 were Army. 149 were Air. On average, there were 200 members on duty for any given day. 136 students had to leave school for active duty response. 159 North Dakota cities/towns sent members to the response, while 9 other states were also represented.
$8.75M Total NDNG cost to protest response. Includes personnel, equipment, meals, and lodging.
$4.43M Total cost of ND Highway Patrol for protest. Includes personnel, travel, equipment, supplies, etc.
155 Total NDHP troopers logging emergency declaration time during the protest.
41,039 Total hours of NDHP regular time logged. There were 349,139 miles driven on regular time.
39,113 Total hours of NDHP overtime logged. There were 412,983 miles driven on overtime.
4,700+ Total number of private citizens who joined a single pro-community group on Facebook to counteract the protest. There were at least five groups of varying sizes.
90,000+ Estimated number of calls received by the ND Department of Emergency Services alone, according to Cecily Fong. There were more than 100 record requests, and more than 9,000 emails and written responses. This is a rough estimate, given the broad spread of people in the state who receive messages and calls.
