Hamilton, MT Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hamilton, MT Summary

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

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,690.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hamilton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hamilton is 26.97% above the national average.
  • Hamilton ranks #35 safest out of 45 cities in Montana.
  • Hamilton ranks #8,282 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.

Additional research about crime in Montana

Hamilton Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hamilton is 2,690.8 per 100,000 people. That's 26.97% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 31.86% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,040.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hamilton
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 2,690.8 2,040.7 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 1 18.3 19.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 292.9 342.5 256.0
Violent Crime 18 329.5 423.5 359.0
Burglary 6 109.8 167.2 229.0
Larceny 121 2,214.9 1,286.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 36.6 164.0 259.0
Property Crime 129 2,361.3 1,617.3 1,760.0

Hamilton 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 Hamilton

18
Violent Crimes
329.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hamilton is 329.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 303.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.22% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.20% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 423.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hamilton

129
Property Crimes
2,361.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hamilton is 2,361.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.17% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 46.01% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 1,617.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hamilton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Missoula, MT 78,911 3,335 4,226.3 3,629.4 596.9

Hamilton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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