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

Crime per Capita in Fallon County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Fallon County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Fallon County, MT Map of Crime Rates
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B

Overall Crime Grade™

B-
A
Other Crime Grade
C-

$1.32 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fallon County, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,077 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fallon County 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 Fallon County, MT Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Fallon County's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Fallon County sits in the 68th percentile, ahead of 68% of counties and behind 32%. The grade covers only Fallon County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Fallon County is 24.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the northwest areas to 1 in 52 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Fallon County, MT report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fallon County, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fallon County for 2025 is $1,324,810, about $424 per resident and $1,077 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fallon County Compared to Other Counties?

Fallon County, MT: $424
Missoula County, MT: $588
Flathead County, MT: $323
Montana: $495
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fallon County is $424 per year, which is $40 less than the national average and $71 less than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Fallon County:
  • In Missoula County, MT, crime costs $588 per person, which is $164 more than in Fallon County.
  • In Flathead County, MT, crime costs $323 per person, which is $101 less than in Fallon County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Fallon County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Fallon County
Cost per Fallon County Resident
Murder
$406,096
$130
Rape/Sexual Assault
$195,223
$63
Robbery
$35,065
$11
Assault
$164,044
$53
Kidnapping
$47,531
$15
Vehicle Theft
$28,817
$9
Burglary
$63,089
$20
Theft
$95,056
$30
Arson
$9,908
$3
Vandalism
$178,030
$57
Animal Cruelty
$3,118
$1
Drug Crimes
$88,086
$28
Identity Theft
$10,746
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$1,324,810
$424

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fallon County, 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 Fallon County totals $3,683,575 ($1,180 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,008,385 ($1,604 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 southeast part of the county 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, of which Fallon County has 2, do the same, and of Fallon County's 3,122 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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Fallon County 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 Fallon County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.830
Robbery
0.3571
Rape
1.031
Murder
0.0692
Total Violent Crime
3.287 (B-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.879
Vehicle Theft
0.5961
Burglary
2.228
Arson
0.1314
Total Property Crime
8.834 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2511
Drug Crimes
3.814
Vandalism
7.982
Identity Theft
0.4447
Animal Cruelty
0.1350
Total "Other" Rate
12.63 (C-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
D+
C+
D
D-
B+
D
C-
D+
B
A-
A+
C-
C
C
C
B
C
D+
D+
C+
C-
C-
A-
D-
F
D-
D+
D+
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Fallon County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
C
C
F
F
F
C-
D+
D+
D
D-
D-
C-
B+
B+
C+
D+
D+
A-
A-
A-
B-
B
B
C
C
C
D+
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Fallon County is safer than the Montana state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fallon County, MT average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Fallon County schools on SchoolGrade

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