Crime in Montana
Major crime across Montana is about the U.S. rate per resident: 25% higher for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. That is the 20th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 8.4% from a year earlier. Of the 40 places below, 13 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.
Larger places in Montana, against the U.S. and the state
Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.
The 40 largest places in Montana, largest first.
Rape / sexual assault stands out most, at 1.6 times the U.S. rate
Every block group in Montana, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.
Persons crimes
Property crimes
Social disorder
How crime varies across Montana
Share of Montana residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.
- 0–5041.9%
- 50–10031.2%
- 100–20014.4%
- 200–4009.2%
- 400+3.3%
99.8% of Montana residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources
900 block groups and 1,151,070 residents. How the estimates are made