Libby, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Libby, MT Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Libby the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,571.2 total crimes per 100K people in Libby.
  • The overall crime rate in Libby is -32.40% below the national average.
  • Libby ranks #22 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Libby ranks #5,511 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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Libby Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Libby is 1,571.2 per 100,000 people. That's -32.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.35% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Libby
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 1,571.2 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 1 32.7 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 261.9 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 11 360.1 469.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 270.1 269.8
Larceny 37 1,211.1 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,211.1 2,120.8 1,954.4

Libby 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 Libby

11
Violent Crimes
360.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Libby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Libby is 360.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Libby each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.36% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Libby

37
Property Crimes
1,211.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Libby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Libby is 1,211.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Libby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.89% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Libby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandpoint, ID 9,429 106 1,124.2 1,050.0 74.2
Eureka, MT 1,449 1 69.0 69.0 0.0

Libby SnackAbility

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