Montana Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 44 cities and 56 counties in Montana (MT), ranked from safest to most dangerous. Data from 114 law enforcement agencies.
FBI UCR Data Snapshot: Montana
Montana (MT) reported 4,849 violent crimes and 18,714 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 114 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 426.4 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1645.6 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 1,137,233. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 44 Montana cities and 56 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
Within the statewide violent crime total, aggravated assault accounted for 0 incidents, robbery 0, murder and non-negligent manslaughter 0, and rape 0. Property crime splits across larceny-theft (0), burglary (0), motor vehicle theft (0), and arson (0).
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 316.5 to 426.4 per 100,000 — a rise of 34.7%. City-level detail pages within Montana include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
Safest Cities
Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate
Most Dangerous Cities
Top 50 by highest violent crime rate
Crime Trends
Multi-year charts & analysis
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,137,233 | 4,849 | 426.4 | 18,714 | 1645.6 |
| 2023 | 1,132,812 | 5,076 | 448.1 | 20,964 | 1850.6 |
| 2022 | 1,122,867 | 4,821 | 429.3 | 22,084 | 1966.8 |
| 2021 | 1,105,574 | 5,234 | 473.4 | 22,537 | 2038.5 |
| 2020 | 1,080,577 | 5,250 | 485.9 | 23,469 | 2171.9 |
| 2019 | 1,068,778 | 4,486 | 419.7 | 23,961 | 2241.9 |
| 2018 | 1,062,305 | 4,044 | 380.7 | 26,728 | 2516 |
| 2017 | 1,050,493 | 3,997 | 380.5 | 27,482 | 2616.1 |
| 2016 | 1,042,520 | 3,873 | 371.5 | 28,247 | 2709.5 |
| 2015 | 1,032,949 | 3,582 | 346.8 | 27,117 | 2625.2 |
| 2014 | 1,023,579 | 3,240 | 316.5 | 25,171 | 2459.1 |
Cities in Montana
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Billings | 122,105 |
| Missoula | 78,911 |
| Great Falls | 60,414 |
| Bozeman | 58,509 |
| Helena | 35,238 |
| Kalispell | 31,754 |
| Belgrade | 13,184 |
| Whitefish | 9,648 |
| Havre | 9,328 |
| Livingston | 9,057 |
| Miles City | 8,464 |
| Laurel | 7,185 |
| Lewistown | 6,210 |
| Sidney | 6,031 |
| Columbia Falls | 5,838 |
| Polson | 5,770 |
| Hamilton | 5,463 |
| Glendive | 4,774 |
| Dillon | 4,278 |
| Hardin | 3,677 |
| Libby | 3,306 |
| Glasgow | 3,175 |
| Deer Lodge | 3,032 |
| Cut Bank | 3,004 |
| Red Lodge | 2,736 |
| Wolf Point | 2,479 |
| Conrad | 2,434 |
| Stevensville | 2,278 |
| Ronan City | 2,243 |
| East Helena | 2,206 |
| Manhattan | 2,115 |
| Colstrip | 2,044 |
| Columbus | 1,919 |
| Baker | 1,802 |
| Eureka | 1,585 |
| Thompson Falls | 1,519 |
| Plains | 1,261 |
| West Yellowstone | 1,206 |
| Chinook | 1,155 |
| Ennis | 1,092 |
| Troy | 935 |
| St. Ignatius | 836 |
| Bridger | 732 |
| Hot Springs | 636 |
Counties in Montana
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable.
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