The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sun Prairie, MT: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Sun Prairie

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

 

Sun Prairie, MT Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
D-
Other Crime Grade
F

$34,367

Cost of Crime™ for Sun Prairie, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $2,406 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie, 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 Sun Prairie's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Sun Prairie sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Sun Prairie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sun Prairie is 56.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Sun Prairie, MT report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sun Prairie, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sun Prairie for 2025 is $34,367, about $904 per resident and $2,406 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sun Prairie Compared to Other Cities?

Sun Prairie, MT: $904
Wolf Point, MT: $1168
Columbia Falls, MT: $251
Montana: $495
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sun Prairie is $904 per year, which is $440 more than the national average and $409 more than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sun Prairie:
  • In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $263 more than in Sun Prairie.
  • In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $653 less than in Sun Prairie

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Sun Prairie for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Sun Prairie
Cost per Sun Prairie Resident
Murder
$8,173
$215
Rape/Sexual Assault
$2,549
$67
Robbery
$664
$17
Assault
$10,845
$285
Kidnapping
$434
$11
Vehicle Theft
$763
$20
Burglary
$1,489
$39
Theft
$3,741
$98
Arson
$133
$3
Vandalism
$3,728
$98
Animal Cruelty
$57
$1
Drug Crimes
$1,279
$34
Identity Theft
$513
$14
Total Cost of Crime
$34,367
$904

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sun Prairie, 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 Sun Prairie totals $69,399 ($1,826 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $103,766 ($2,731 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 Sun Prairie's 38 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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Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
9.938
Robbery
0.5557
Rape
1.106
Murder
0.1145
Total Violent Crime
11.71 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
19.01
Vehicle Theft
1.296
Burglary
4.321
Arson
0.1448
Total Property Crime
24.77 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1883
Drug Crimes
4.549
Vandalism
13.73
Identity Theft
1.745
Animal Cruelty
0.2018
Total "Other" Rate
20.42 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
D
D-
C-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
D
D
F
C-
D
F
C
F
F
F
D
D-
C-
F
F
D-
D
D-
C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sun Prairie 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
A-
C
C
B
A-
A-
B+
B
B
A+
A-
A-
C-
F
F
D
D-
D-
D+
F
F
C-
D
D
F
F
F
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie, MT average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sun Prairie schools on SchoolGrade

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