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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

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$1.15 million

Cost of Crime™ for Black Eagle, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,310 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Black Eagle 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 Black Eagle, MT Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Black Eagle's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Black Eagle sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Black Eagle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Black Eagle is 43.06 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 12 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 37 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Black Eagle, MT report the most crime, about 33 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Black Eagle, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Black Eagle for 2025 is $1,149,543, about $549 per resident and $1,310 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Black Eagle Compared to Other Cities?

Black Eagle, MT:	$549
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Black Eagle is $549 per year, which is $84 more than the national average and $54 more than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Black Eagle:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $619 more than in Black Eagle.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $298 less than in Black Eagle

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Black Eagle	Cost per Black Eagle Resident
Murder	$135,660	$65
Rape/Sexual Assault	$131,611	$63
Robbery	$14,433	$7
Assault	$277,630	$133
Kidnapping	$30,477	$15
Vehicle Theft	$113,003	$54
Burglary	$57,572	$27
Theft	$193,045	$92
Arson	$5,779	$3
Vandalism	$116,265	$55
Animal Cruelty	$2,114	$1
Drug Crimes	$54,161	$26
Identity Theft	$17,793	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$1,149,543	$549

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Black Eagle, 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 Black Eagle totals $1,608,055 ($768 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,757,599 ($1,316 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 southwest part of the city holds more 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 do the same, and of Black Eagle's 2,095 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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Black Eagle 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 Black Eagle residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.614
Robbery	0.2190
Rape	1.036
Murder	0.0345
Total Violent Crime	5.904 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.79
Vehicle Theft	3.483
Burglary	3.030
Arson	0.1142
Total Property Crime	24.42 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2399
Drug Crimes	3.495
Vandalism	7.768
Identity Theft	1.097
Animal Cruelty	0.1364
Total "Other" Rate	12.74 (D)

Individual Black Eagle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Great Falls, MT	D-	D-	D-
Gibson Flats, MT	D-	F	D-
Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT	C+	C+	C
Tracy, MT	B-	C-	B
Portage, MT	D+	C	D+
Sand Coulee, MT	C-	D+	C
Ulm, MT	B-	C	C+
Vaughn, MT	C	D+	C
Floweree, MT	D	C-	D
Castner Falls, MT	C	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Black Eagle is higher 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
South Sumter, SC	F	F	F
Edgewood, IN	A-	A	A
Fancy Gap, VA	C	B	B
Fowler, OH	B-	C-	C-
Rolling Fork, MS	D-	C+	C+
Ruby, SC	D+	D	D
Salem, MI	A	B-	B-
Shrub Oak, NY	C+	D	D
South Roxana, IL	C	B-	B-
Afton, NY	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Black Eagle is less safe than the Montana state average and less safe than the national average.

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

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