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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$181,434

Cost of Crime™ for Santa Rita, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $6,294 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita, MT Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Santa Rita's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Santa Rita sits in the 4th percentile, ahead of 4% of cities and behind 96%. The grade covers only Santa Rita's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Santa Rita is 65.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Santa Rita, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Santa Rita for 2025 is $181,434, about $1,120 per resident and $6,294 per household. That equals 3.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Santa Rita Compared to Other Cities?

Santa Rita, MT:	$1120
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Santa Rita is $1,120 per year, which is $656 more than the national average and $625 more than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Santa Rita:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $48 more than in Santa Rita.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $869 less than in Santa Rita

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Santa Rita	Cost per Santa Rita Resident
Murder	$56,781	$351
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,820	$79
Robbery	$6,690	$41
Assault	$34,870	$215
Kidnapping	$5,855	$36
Vehicle Theft	$13,718	$85
Burglary	$8,618	$53
Theft	$23,629	$146
Arson	$695	$4
Vandalism	$10,680	$66
Animal Cruelty	$177	$1
Drug Crimes	$4,096	$25
Identity Theft	$2,807	$17
Total Cost of Crime	$181,434	$1,120

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Santa Rita, 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 Santa Rita totals $449,640 ($2,776 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $631,074 ($3,896 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 do the same, and of Santa Rita's 162 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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Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.495
Robbery	1.313
Rape	1.305
Murder	0.1865
Total Violent Crime	10.30 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	28.16
Vehicle Theft	5.468
Burglary	5.865
Arson	0.1776
Total Property Crime	39.67 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5961
Drug Crimes	3.418
Vandalism	9.228
Identity Theft	2.238
Animal Cruelty	0.1476
Total "Other" Rate	15.63 (D-)

Individual Santa Rita Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cut Bank, MT	F	F	F
Little Browning, MT	F	F	F
Glacier Colony, MT	F	F	F
Kevin, MT	D+	B+	D+
Del Bonita, MT	F	F	D-
Sunburst, MT	F	F	F
Ethridge, MT	F	D-	F
Sweet Grass, MT	D+	B-	D
Shelby, MT	D-	D-	D-
Oilmont, MT	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Santa Rita 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
Harding, PA	A	A-	A-
Guernewood Park, CA	C+	D+	D+
Guinea, VA	B	B-	B-
Gupton, NC	D	D+	D+
Guthrie, IL	A	B-	B-
Hagers Grove, MO	F	B+	B+
Haggard, KS	D	D+	D+
Hallock, IL	A-	A	A
Harding, MA	A+	A	A
Grover, SD	D	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita, MT average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Santa Rita schools on SchoolGrade

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