Bozeman, MT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bozeman, MT Summary

Crime in Bozeman research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bozeman over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bozeman:

  • There were 1,281 total crimes committed in Bozeman in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,189.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bozeman.
  • The overall crime rate in Bozeman is 3.31% above the national average.
  • Bozeman ranks #32 safest out of 45 cities in Montana.
  • Bozeman ranks #7,582 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bozeman Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bozeman is 2,189.4 per 100,000 people. That's 3.31% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.28% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,040.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bozeman
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,281 2,189.4 2,040.7 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 7 12.0 19.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 197 336.7 342.5 256.0
Violent Crime 254 434.1 423.5 359.0
Burglary 84 143.6 167.2 229.0
Larceny 886 1,514.3 1,286.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 57 97.4 164.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,027 1,755.3 1,617.3 1,760.0

Bozeman Crime Compared To Montana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Montana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bozeman

254
Violent Crimes
434.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 violent crimes in Bozeman in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bozeman is 434.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bozeman each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.93% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.51% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 423.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bozeman

1,027
Property Crimes
1,755.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,027 property crimes in Bozeman in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bozeman is 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bozeman each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.27% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.53% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 1,617.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bozeman

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Belgrade, MT 13,184 197 1,494.2 1,152.9 341.3
Livingston, MT 9,057 174 1,921.2 1,324.9 596.2

Bozeman SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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