Polson, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Polson, MT Summary

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

  • There were 307 total crimes committed in Polson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,586.9 total crimes per 100K people in Polson.
  • The overall crime rate in Polson is 140.38% above the national average.
  • Polson ranks #47 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Polson ranks #9,532 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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Polson Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Polson is 5,586.9 per 100,000 people. That's 140.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 115.66% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Polson
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 307 5,586.9 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 6 109.2 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 48 873.5 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 58 1,055.5 469.8 369.8
Burglary 19 345.8 270.1 269.8
Larceny 198 3,603.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 582.3 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 249 4,531.4 2,120.8 1,954.4

Polson 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 Polson

58
Violent Crimes
1,055.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
185.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Polson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Polson is 1,055.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Polson each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 185.43% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 124.65% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Polson

249
Property Crimes
4,531.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
131.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 249 property crimes in Polson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Polson is 4,531.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Polson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 131.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.66% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Polson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Forest Hill, TX 13,685 296 2,163.0 1,797.6 365.4
Columbia Falls, MT 5,734 135 2,354.4 2,092.8 261.6

Polson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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