The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Belt, MT: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$420,930

Cost of Crime™ for Belt, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,059 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Belt with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Belt, MT Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Belt's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Belt sits in the 34th percentile, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only Belt's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Belt is 30.16 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Belt, MT report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Belt, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Belt for 2025 is $420,930, about $441 per resident and $1,059 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Belt Compared to Other Cities?

Belt, MT:	$441
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Belt is $441 per year, which is $23 less than the national average and $54 less than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Belt:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $727 more than in Belt.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $190 less than in Belt

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Belt for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Belt	Cost per Belt Resident
Murder	$76,923	$81
Rape/Sexual Assault	$65,518	$69
Robbery	$8,642	$9
Assault	$82,297	$86
Kidnapping	$14,457	$15
Vehicle Theft	$25,819	$27
Burglary	$21,767	$23
Theft	$59,101	$62
Arson	$3,257	$3
Vandalism	$33,217	$35
Animal Cruelty	$1,449	$2
Drug Crimes	$26,925	$28
Identity Theft	$1,558	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$420,930	$441

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Belt, MT

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Belt totals $849,193 ($889 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,270,124 ($1,330 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Belt has 1, do the same, and of Belt's 955 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Belt Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Belt residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.001
Robbery	0.2877
Rape	1.131
Murder	0.0429
Total Violent Crime	4.463 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.95
Vehicle Theft	1.746
Burglary	2.513
Arson	0.1412
Total Property Crime	16.35 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2497
Drug Crimes	3.811
Vandalism	4.869
Identity Theft	0.2107
Animal Cruelty	0.2051
Total "Other" Rate	9.346 (C)

Individual Belt Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Belt is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Belt.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wayne, MT	C-	C+	D+
Sand Coulee, MT	C-	D+	C
Raynesford, MT	F	B-	F
Stockett, MT	C	D+	C+
Tracy, MT	B-	C-	B
Highwood, MT	F	F	F
Gibson Flats, MT	D-	F	D-
Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT	C+	C+	C
Shonkin, MT	F	F	F
Great Falls, MT	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Belt is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fairfax, MO	C-	D	D
Sanish, ND	F	D+	D+
Caliente, NV	D-	F	F
Dennehotso, AZ	F	F	F
Dewey, WA	D+	B	B
Diamond Point, NY	A	B+	B+
Brackney, PA	A+	A+	A+
Dorris, CA	C	D	D
Downs, KS	F	D	D
West Elkton, OH	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Belt is safer than the Montana state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Belt, MT average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Belt schools on SchoolGrade

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