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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$596,203

Cost of Crime™ for Hot Springs, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,071 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Hot Springs sits in the 44th percentile, ahead of 44% of cities and behind 56%. The grade covers only Hot Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hot Springs is 26.17 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 16 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 46 in the northwest.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Hot Springs, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hot Springs for 2025 is $596,203, about $506 per resident and $1,071 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hot Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Hot Springs, MT:	$506
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hot Springs is $506 per year, which is $42 more than the national average and $11 more than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hot Springs:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $661 more than in Hot Springs.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $255 less than in Hot Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hot Springs	Cost per Hot Springs Resident
Murder	$171,894	$146
Rape/Sexual Assault	$77,432	$66
Robbery	$11,954	$10
Assault	$132,777	$113
Kidnapping	$15,524	$13
Vehicle Theft	$30,116	$26
Burglary	$27,532	$23
Theft	$34,900	$30
Arson	$5,376	$5
Vandalism	$59,188	$50
Animal Cruelty	$1,915	$2
Drug Crimes	$24,926	$21
Identity Theft	$2,670	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$596,203	$506

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs totals $1,548,513 ($1,315 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,144,716 ($1,821 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 northeast 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, of which Hot Springs has 1, do the same, and of Hot Springs's 1,178 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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Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.925
Robbery	0.3226
Rape	1.084
Murder	0.0776
Total Violent Crime	5.409 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.721
Vehicle Theft	1.651
Burglary	2.577
Arson	0.1890
Total Property Crime	10.14 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2173
Drug Crimes	2.861
Vandalism	7.033
Identity Theft	0.2929
Animal Cruelty	0.2197
Total "Other" Rate	10.62 (C-)

Individual Hot Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lonepine, MT	C	D	B
Plains, MT	D+	D+	D+
Niarada, MT	F	F	F
Paradise, MT	C-	C-	C-
Perma, MT	C-	D	C-
Elmo, MT	D+	D+	D
Big Arm, MT	C-	D+	D+
Moiese, MT	C	C-	C-
Polson, MT	D+	D	D
Dayton, MT	C-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hot Springs 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
Augusta, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Bethany, WV	B+	A-	A-
Belleville, AR	C+	B	B
Bellefonte, DE	D	C-	C-
Beaver Meadows, PA	B+	B-	B-
Tumtum, WA	C-	C	C
Bancroft, WV	A-	B-	B-
Baldwin Place, NY	A	B	B
Avery, TX	D-	D+	D+
Armstrong, IA	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs, MT average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hot Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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