Southgate Triangle, Missoula, MT Property Crime Rates and Maps

Southgate Triangle is a neighborhood of 2,750 residents in Missoula, about 3 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Southgate Triangle?

Property crime is high in Southgate Triangle: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Theft makes up 76% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades A-. Missoula as a whole grades B+ for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 645 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Southgate Triangle as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Southgate Triangle scores 645.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

B+
Overall crimeSafety score 739 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
A-
Violent crimeSafety score 794 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Southgate Triangle

Map of Southgate Triangle shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Southgate Triangle, Missoula, MT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Southgate Triangle in Missoula, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about property crime in Southgate Triangle

Theft at more than triple the US rate. Southgate Triangle has 80.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.

Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Missoula as a whole, 56% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Southgate Triangle

CrimeGrade™ estimates Southgate Triangle has about 105 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Missoula as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Southgate Triangle, about 76% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB145.02.4
TheftB22180.313.1
Vehicle theftA-134.62.7
ArsonC10.450.12
VandalismC+4114.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when property crime happens in Missoula

The Missoula Police Department polices Southgate Triangle; these figures cover Missoula as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

Car thefts happen most often at homes: 41% of them, against 33% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryStores and businesses (56%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (41%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsHomes (51%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (41%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Property crime in Southgate Triangle and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Southgate Triangle, 6 have less property crime. Miller Creek and Moose Can Gully have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Southgate TriangleB645B+2,750
Lewis and Clark 1 mileB691B+3,740
South 39th Street 1 mileB+726A-3,370
Franklin to the Fort 1 mileB659B9,770
Miller Creek 3 milesA875A5,040
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Rose Park 2 milesB-547B-5,270
Moose Can Gully 2 milesA-828A3,930
University District 2 milesB+701B+6,320
Emma Dickinson Orchard Homes 2 milesB643B4,030
Heart of Missoula 3 milesB-570B4,270
Westside 3 milesB-561B6,300

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Southgate Triangle. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Southgate Triangle has more property crime than 64% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Southgate TriangleB645B+2,750
Wentworth Estates, Naples, FLA+938A2,700
White Caps, Kenosha, WIA917A2,740
Newfield, Stamford, CTA911A+2,720
South Roanoke, Roanoke, VAB+726B+2,710
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Northmoor, Saginaw, MIB682D-2,760
Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VAB624B+2,810
Campus Commons, Sacramento, CAB-613B2,780
Beatties Ford-Trinity, Charlotte, NCB-545C+2,800
Historic District, Natchitoches, LAC423D+2,730
Roosevelt-Toledo, Toledo, OHC-366F2,770

Shops, parking lots and walkability in Southgate Triangle

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Southgate Triangle apart: it has 96.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 4.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with both tend to report more theft and car theft than places with only one of them, and they run high here.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.96.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B (58 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.193 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Southgate Triangle

Property crime costs Southgate Triangle about $1.8 million a year, or $643 per resident and about $1,387 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Southgate Triangle is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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