Whitefish, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Whitefish, MT Summary

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

  • There were 197 total crimes committed in Whitefish the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,143.9 total crimes per 100K people in Whitefish.
  • The overall crime rate in Whitefish is -7.76% below the national average.
  • Whitefish ranks #32 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Whitefish ranks #6,841 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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Whitefish Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Whitefish is 2,143.9 per 100,000 people. That's -7.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.25% lower than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Whitefish
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 197 2,143.9 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 239.4 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 25 272.1 469.8 369.8
Burglary 12 130.6 270.1 269.8
Larceny 149 1,621.5 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 119.7 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 172 1,871.8 2,120.8 1,954.4

Whitefish 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 Whitefish

25
Violent Crimes
272.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Whitefish in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Whitefish is 272.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 367.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Whitefish each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.09% lower than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Whitefish

172
Property Crimes
1,871.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 172 property crimes in Whitefish in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Whitefish is 1,871.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Whitefish each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.74% lower than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Whitefish

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kalispell, MT 27,710 861 3,107.2 2,609.2 498.0
Columbia Falls, MT 5,734 135 2,354.4 2,092.8 261.6

Whitefish SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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