Great Falls, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Great Falls:

  • There were 3,008 total crimes committed in Great Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,981.3 total crimes per 100K people in Great Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Great Falls is 114.32% above the national average.
  • Great Falls ranks #45 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Great Falls ranks #9,397 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 4,981.3 per 100,000 people. That's 114.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 92.28% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Great Falls
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,008 4,981.3 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.3 5.0 6.3
Robbery 19 31.5 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 231 382.5 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 300 496.8 469.8 369.8
Burglary 236 390.8 270.1 269.8
Larceny 2,290 3,792.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 182 301.4 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,708 4,484.5 2,120.8 1,954.4

Great Falls Crime Compared To Montana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Montana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Great Falls

300
Violent Crimes
496.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 300 violent crimes in Great Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Great Falls is 496.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Great Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.74% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Great Falls

2,708
Property Crimes
4,484.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
129.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,708 property crimes in Great Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Great Falls is 4,484.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.3 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 129.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.45% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Great Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Benton, MT 1,510 12 794.7 331.1 463.6

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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