Missoula, MT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Missoula, MT Summary

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

  • There were 3,335 total crimes committed in Missoula in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,226.3 total crimes per 100K people in Missoula.
  • The overall crime rate in Missoula is 99.42% above the national average.
  • Missoula ranks #43 safest out of 45 cities in Montana.
  • Missoula ranks #9,355 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.

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Missoula Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Missoula is 4,226.3 per 100,000 people. That's 99.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 107.10% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,040.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Missoula
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,335 4,226.3 2,040.7 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.5 2.7 5.0
Robbery 36 45.6 19.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 349 442.3 342.5 256.0
Violent Crime 471 596.9 423.5 359.0
Burglary 255 323.1 167.2 229.0
Larceny 2,453 3,108.6 1,286.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 156 197.7 164.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,864 3,629.4 1,617.3 1,760.0

Missoula 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 Missoula

471
Violent Crimes
596.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 471 violent crimes in Missoula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Missoula is 596.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Missoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.26% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.94% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 423.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Missoula

2,864
Property Crimes
3,629.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
106.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,864 property crimes in Missoula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Missoula is 3,629.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Missoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 106.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 124.42% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 1,617.3 per 100,000 people.

Missoula SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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