Laurel, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Laurel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,740.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laurel.
  • The overall crime rate in Laurel is 60.92% above the national average.
  • Laurel ranks #39 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Laurel ranks #8,774 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.

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 3,740.0 per 100,000 people. That's 60.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 44.37% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laurel
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 3,740.0 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 2 28.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 392.2 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 32 448.2 469.8 369.8
Burglary 7 98.1 270.1 269.8
Larceny 216 3,025.6 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 168.1 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 235 3,291.8 2,120.8 1,954.4

Laurel 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 Laurel

32
Violent Crimes
448.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laurel is 448.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 223.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.60% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laurel

235
Property Crimes
3,291.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
68.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 235 property crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laurel is 3,291.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.4 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 68.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.21% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 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 117,866 6,183 5,245.8 4,316.8 929.0
Red Lodge, MT 2,384 20 838.9 503.4 335.6
Columbus, MT 1,863 35 1,878.7 1,503.0 375.7

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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