Kalispell, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kalispell, MT Summary

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

  • There were 861 total crimes committed in Kalispell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,107.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kalispell.
  • The overall crime rate in Kalispell is 33.69% above the national average.
  • Kalispell ranks #37 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Kalispell ranks #8,247 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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Kalispell Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kalispell is 3,107.2 per 100,000 people. That's 33.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.94% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kalispell
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 861 3,107.2 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.6 5.0 6.3
Robbery 5 18.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 397.0 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 138 498.0 469.8 369.8
Burglary 43 155.2 270.1 269.8
Larceny 620 2,237.5 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 216.5 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 723 2,609.2 2,120.8 1,954.4

Kalispell 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 Kalispell

138
Violent Crimes
498.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 138 violent crimes in Kalispell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kalispell is 498.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kalispell each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.00% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kalispell

723
Property Crimes
2,609.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 723 property crimes in Kalispell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kalispell is 2,609.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kalispell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.03% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kalispell

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
Whitefish, MT 9,189 197 2,143.9 1,871.8 272.1
Columbia Falls, MT 5,734 135 2,354.4 2,092.8 261.6

Kalispell SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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