Laurel, MT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Laurel, MT Summary

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

  • There were 298 total crimes committed in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,147.5 total crimes per 100K people in Laurel.
  • The overall crime rate in Laurel is 95.71% above the national average.
  • Laurel ranks #42 safest out of 45 cities in Montana.
  • Laurel ranks #9,332 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

Laurel Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laurel is 4,147.5 per 100,000 people. That's 95.71% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 103.24% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,040.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laurel
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 298 4,147.5 2,040.7 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 19.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 501.0 342.5 256.0
Violent Crime 39 542.8 423.5 359.0
Burglary 7 97.4 167.2 229.0
Larceny 241 3,354.2 1,286.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 153.1 164.0 259.0
Property Crime 259 3,604.7 1,617.3 1,760.0

Laurel 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 Laurel

39
Violent Crimes
542.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laurel is 542.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.20% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.17% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 423.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laurel

259
Property Crimes
3,604.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
104.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 259 property crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laurel is 3,604.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 104.81% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.89% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 1,617.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laurel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Billings, MT 122,105 4,676 3,829.5 3,083.4 746.1

Laurel SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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