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Montana property crime city data
Validated city-level FBI NIBRS selected property-offense pages for Montana. This page summarizes candidate cities in the dataset; it is not a statewide crime-rate claim.
Candidate-city rate
29.18
per 1,000 residents across listed cities; not a statewide risk score
Validated cities16Current candidate pages
Candidate population460,462Sum of listed city estimates
Selected offenses13,437FBI NIBRS offense records
Highest-rate city candidates
Use the city pages for source notes, trend handling, and offense mix. Small or ambiguous places remain outside automatic publication.
Great Falls
38.59 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Missoula
37.17 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Laurel
35.99 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Havre
35.95 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Polson
34.21 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Billings
32.54 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents
Montana city candidates
| City | Population | Selected offenses | Rate per 1,000 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 60,090 | 2,319 | 38.59 | Decreasing |
| Missoula | 78,185 | 2,906 | 37.17 | Roughly stable |
| Laurel | 7,252 | 261 | 35.99 | Increasing |
| Havre | 9,236 | 332 | 35.95 | Increasing |
| Polson | 5,642 | 193 | 34.21 | Decreasing |
| Billings | 121,445 | 3,952 | 32.54 | Decreasing |
| Helena | 34,686 | 921 | 26.55 | Decreasing |
| Hamilton | 5,355 | 138 | 25.77 | Mixed |
| Kalispell | 31,225 | 727 | 23.28 | Roughly stable |
| Bozeman | 58,125 | 1,069 | 18.39 | Increasing |
| Columbia Falls | 5,705 | 96 | 16.83 | Roughly stable |
| Livingston | 9,236 | 128 | 13.86 | Mixed |
| Lewistown | 6,180 | 83 | 13.43 | Increasing |
| Belgrade | 12,795 | 153 | 11.96 | Decreasing |
| Whitefish | 9,254 | 108 | 11.67 | Roughly stable |
| Sidney | 6,051 | 51 | 8.43 | Decreasing |
Important context
These figures are based on reported selected property offenses and Census population context for validated city candidates. Agency reporting boundaries can differ from municipal boundaries, so the methodology page explains why ambiguous or tiny-denominator rows stay out of automatic publication.