Billings, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Billings, MT Summary

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

  • There were 6,183 total crimes committed in Billings the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,245.8 total crimes per 100K people in Billings.
  • The overall crime rate in Billings is 125.70% above the national average.
  • Billings ranks #46 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Billings ranks #9,463 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

Billings Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Billings is 5,245.8 per 100,000 people. That's 125.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 102.49% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Billings
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,183 5,245.8 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 13 11.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 144 122.2 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 849 720.3 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1,095 929.0 469.8 369.8
Burglary 674 571.8 270.1 269.8
Larceny 3,613 3,065.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 801 679.6 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 5,088 4,316.8 2,120.8 1,954.4

Billings 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 Billings

1,095
Violent Crimes
929.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
151.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,095 violent crimes in Billings in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Billings is 929.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Billings each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 151.22% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 97.73% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Billings

5,088
Property Crimes
4,316.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
120.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,088 property crimes in Billings in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Billings is 4,316.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Billings each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 120.87% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 103.54% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Billings

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Laurel, MT 7,139 267 3,740.0 3,291.8 448.2
Hardin, MT 3,656 50 1,367.6 1,066.7 300.9
Columbus, MT 1,863 35 1,878.7 1,503.0 375.7

Billings SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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