Great Falls, MT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Great Falls, MT Summary

Crime in Great Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Great Falls 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 Great Falls:

  • There were 2,417 total crimes committed in Great Falls in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,000.7 total crimes per 100K people in Great Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Great Falls is 88.78% above the national average.
  • Great Falls ranks #40 safest out of 45 cities in Montana.
  • Great Falls ranks #9,273 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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Great Falls Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Great Falls is 4,000.7 per 100,000 people. That's 88.78% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 96.04% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,040.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Great Falls
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,417 4,000.7 2,040.7 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 28 46.3 19.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 265 438.6 342.5 256.0
Violent Crime 347 574.4 423.5 359.0
Burglary 240 397.3 167.2 229.0
Larceny 1,698 2,810.6 1,286.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 132 218.5 164.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,070 3,426.4 1,617.3 1,760.0

Great Falls 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 Great Falls

347
Violent Crimes
574.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 347 violent crimes in Great Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Great Falls is 574.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Great Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.99% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.63% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 423.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Great Falls

2,070
Property Crimes
3,426.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
94.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,070 property crimes in Great Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Great Falls is 3,426.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Great Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 94.68% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.86% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 1,617.3 per 100,000 people.

Great Falls SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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