How has crime changed in Montana since 1985?

Police in Montana reported about 422 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 489 in 2020, and 1,468 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,411 in 1986. There's no figure for 1993–2003, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Montana and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Montana Violent, U.S. Property, Montana Property, U.S.
1985 215.7 570.3 4,316.6 4,780.0
1986 155.7 633.6 4,411.0 5,015.3
1987 100.6 624.9 4,005.1 5,090.1
1988 121.4 630.2 3,985.1 5,045.9
1989 135.0 680.5 4,044.3 5,211.5
1990 150.9 749.8 4,312.7 5,227.0
1991 116.7 798.1 3,011.6 5,388.4
1992 153.4 785.4 4,105.1 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 – 534.4 – 3,751.7
2001 – 529.5 – 3,801.5
2002 – 512.9 – 3,737.7
2003 – 493.7 – 3,704.0
2004 249.9 478.6 2,647.9 3,599.4
2005 265.9 483.0 3,065.3 3,518.3
2006 372.5 486.9 2,890.6 3,397.1
2007 378.7 477.9 2,946.0 3,316.1
2008 312.8 463.7 2,753.7 3,252.3
2009 288.0 436.8 2,566.2 3,076.7
2010 276.0 408.1 2,603.7 2,963.4
2011 275.0 390.1 2,409.0 2,925.7
2012 278.8 390.7 2,626.0 2,881.3
2013 288.2 378.2 2,616.4 2,759.3
2014 325.1 373.7 2,525.7 2,591.8
2015 351.7 384.6 2,662.7 2,495.2
2016 373.4 399.5 2,723.5 2,469.1
2017 381.1 397.5 2,619.8 2,372.4
2018 382.9 384.8 2,531.1 2,206.8
2019 426.1 381.0 2,275.2 2,109.0
2020 488.5 399.3 2,183.9 1,955.3
2021 475.7 360.9 2,048.2 1,762.2
2022 433.5 398.2 1,984.1 1,998.5
2023 449.5 385.6 1,854.8 1,950.5
2024 427.9 363.4 1,649.5 1,766.8
2025 422.0 329.3 1,467.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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