Lewistown, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lewistown, MT Summary

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

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Lewistown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 456.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lewistown.
  • The overall crime rate in Lewistown is -80.36% below the national average.
  • Lewistown ranks #5 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Lewistown ranks #1,627 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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Lewistown Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lewistown is 456.4 per 100,000 people. That's -80.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.38% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lewistown
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 456.4 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 260.8 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 25 407.5 469.8 369.8
Burglary 1 16.3 270.1 269.8
Larceny 1 16.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 16.3 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 3 48.9 2,120.8 1,954.4

Lewistown 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 Lewistown

25
Violent Crimes
407.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Lewistown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lewistown is 407.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 245.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lewistown each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.27% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lewistown

3
Property Crimes
48.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-97.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 property crimes in Lewistown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lewistown is 48.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,045.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lewistown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -97.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -97.69% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lewistown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Monroe, NC 35,204 1,664 4,726.7 3,939.9 786.8
Kirksville, MO 17,515 900 5,138.5 4,636.0 502.4
Hannibal, MO 17,028 649 3,811.4 3,341.6 469.8
Fort Madison, IA 10,084 241 2,389.9 2,082.5 307.4
Keokuk, IA 9,702 279 2,875.7 2,143.9 731.8
Macon, MO 5,480 89 1,624.1 1,496.4 127.7
Canton, MO 2,640 32 1,212.1 1,060.6 151.5
Edina, MO 1,111 6 540.1 450.0 90.0

Lewistown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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