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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.18 million

Cost of Crime™ for Seeley Lake, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,098 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Seeley Lake 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 Seeley Lake, 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 Seeley Lake's combined rate is higher than the norm. Seeley Lake sits in the 24th percentile, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only Seeley Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Seeley Lake is 35.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 38 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Seeley Lake, MT report the most crime, about 29 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Seeley Lake, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Seeley Lake for 2025 is $1,178,044, about $588 per resident and $1,098 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): 54.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Seeley Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Seeley Lake, MT:	$588
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Seeley Lake is $588 per year, which is $124 more than the national average and $93 more than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Seeley Lake:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $579 more than in Seeley Lake.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $337 less than in Seeley Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Seeley Lake	Cost per Seeley Lake Resident
Murder	$322,140	$161
Rape/Sexual Assault	$149,646	$75
Robbery	$21,775	$11
Assault	$180,324	$90
Kidnapping	$62,125	$31
Vehicle Theft	$95,140	$48
Burglary	$47,878	$24
Theft	$147,268	$74
Arson	$8,384	$4
Vandalism	$96,436	$48
Animal Cruelty	$2,754	$1
Drug Crimes	$38,188	$19
Identity Theft	$5,984	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,178,044	$588

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Seeley Lake, 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 Seeley Lake totals $2,905,961 ($1,452 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,084,005 ($2,040 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 northwest 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 Seeley Lake has 1, do the same, and of Seeley Lake's 2,002 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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Seeley Lake 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 Seeley Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.136
Robbery	0.3458
Rape	1.233
Murder	0.0856
Total Violent Crime	4.801 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.20
Vehicle Theft	3.069
Burglary	2.637
Arson	0.1734
Total Property Crime	20.08 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5118
Drug Crimes	2.579
Vandalism	6.743
Identity Theft	0.3862
Animal Cruelty	0.1860
Total "Other" Rate	10.41 (C-)

Individual Seeley Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Woodworth, MT	C+	C-	C
Greenough, MT	C-	C	D+
Piltzville, MT	C-	C	D+
Twin Creeks, MT	B-	C+	C+
Ovando, MT	C+	C-	B
Potomac, MT	B	C-	B-
Bonner, MT	B-	C+	C+
Condon, MT	F	D	F
Arlee, MT	D	F	D-
Milltown, MT	D-	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Seeley Lake is similar 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, AR	F	F	F
West Homestead, PA	D-	D+	D+
Vergas, MN	B-	B	B
Vaiden, MS	C	B+	B+
Uniontown, KY	B	B-	B-
Townsville, NC	D+	D+	D+
Tombstone, AZ	C	B	B
Stillwell, GA	A	B-	B-
St. Paul, VA	F	D	D
St. Lawrence, PA	C	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Seeley Lake is as safe as 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 Seeley Lake, MT average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Seeley Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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