Bozeman, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bozeman, MT Summary

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

  • There were 1,162 total crimes committed in Bozeman the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,075.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bozeman.
  • The overall crime rate in Bozeman is -10.72% below the national average.
  • Bozeman ranks #29 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Bozeman ranks #6,687 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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Bozeman Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bozeman is 2,075.1 per 100,000 people. That's -10.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.90% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bozeman
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,162 2,075.1 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.6 5.0 6.3
Robbery 2 3.6 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 122 217.9 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 166 296.4 469.8 369.8
Burglary 76 135.7 270.1 269.8
Larceny 848 1,514.4 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 128.6 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 996 1,778.7 2,120.8 1,954.4

Bozeman 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 Bozeman

166
Violent Crimes
296.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 violent crimes in Bozeman in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bozeman is 296.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 337.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bozeman each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.91% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bozeman

996
Property Crimes
1,778.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 996 property crimes in Bozeman in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bozeman is 1,778.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bozeman each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.13% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bozeman

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Belgrade, MT 12,529 278 2,218.9 1,708.0 510.8
Livingston, MT 8,552 219 2,560.8 2,198.3 362.5
Manhattan, MT 2,154 32 1,485.6 1,392.8 92.9

Bozeman SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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