Montana Crime Grades
F44 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 0/100 (High Risk).
FBI UCR Safety Grade Snapshot: Montana
Montana earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100, High Risk) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 426.4 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1645.6 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 44 Montana cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.
Across the 44 graded Montana cities, 2 earned A+, 2 earned A, 0 received B, 1 landed at C, 1 received D, and 38 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Colstrip with a A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Cut Bank with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1032/100K).
Roughly 9% of graded cities in Montana achieved an A or A+ rating, while 89% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Montana and other states on the site.
| # | Grade | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A+ | Colstrip | 96 |
| 2 | A+ | Bridger | 94 |
| 3 | A | Plains | 83 |
| 4 | A | Ennis | 80 |
| 5 | C | Stevensville | 48 |
| 6 | D | West Yellowstone | 30 |
| 7 | F | Baker | 23 |
| 8 | F | Dillon | 15 |
| 9 | F | Eureka | 13 |
| 10 | F | Red Lodge | 12 |
| 11 | F | Chinook | 11 |
| 12 | F | Wolf Point | 9 |
| 13 | F | Whitefish | 8 |
| 14 | F | Thompson Falls | 7 |
| 15 | F | East Helena | 3 |
| 16 | F | Hot Springs | 3 |
| 17 | F | Hardin | 1 |
| 18 | F | Libby | 0 |
| 19 | F | Manhattan | 0 |
| 20 | F | Conrad | 0 |
| 21 | F | Columbus | 0 |
| 22 | F | Columbia Falls | 0 |
| 23 | F | Kalispell | 0 |
| 24 | F | Miles City | 0 |
| 25 | F | Hamilton | 0 |
| 26 | F | Belgrade | 0 |
| 27 | F | Bozeman | 0 |
| 28 | F | Deer Lodge | 0 |
| 29 | F | Sidney | 0 |
| 30 | F | St. Ignatius | 0 |
| 31 | F | Glasgow | 0 |
| 32 | F | Helena | 0 |
| 33 | F | Ronan City | 0 |
| 34 | F | Laurel | 0 |
| 35 | F | Great Falls | 0 |
| 36 | F | Havre | 0 |
| 37 | F | Livingston | 0 |
| 38 | F | Missoula | 0 |
| 39 | F | Troy | 0 |
| 40 | F | Lewistown | 0 |
| 41 | F | Glendive | 0 |
| 42 | F | Billings | 0 |
| 43 | F | Polson | 0 |
| 44 | F | Cut Bank | 0 |
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable.
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