Hamilton, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hamilton, MT Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Hamilton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,479.2 total crimes per 100K people in Hamilton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hamilton is -36.36% below the national average.
  • Hamilton ranks #19 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Hamilton ranks #5,259 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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Hamilton Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hamilton is 1,479.2 per 100,000 people. That's -36.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.90% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hamilton
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 1,479.2 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 116.8 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 7 136.2 469.8 369.8
Burglary 1 19.5 270.1 269.8
Larceny 65 1,265.1 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 58.4 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 69 1,342.9 2,120.8 1,954.4

Hamilton 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 Hamilton

7
Violent Crimes
136.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hamilton is 136.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 734.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.00% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hamilton

69
Property Crimes
1,342.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hamilton is 1,342.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.68% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hamilton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Missoula, MT 75,705 3,163 4,178.1 3,544.0 634.0
Stevensville, MT 2,171 31 1,427.9 875.2 552.7

Hamilton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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