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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$134,336

Cost of Crime™ for Vida, MT

In 2025, crime will cost $996 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Vida 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 Vida, 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 Vida's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Vida sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Vida's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vida is 26.61 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 37 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Vida, MT report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vida, MT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vida for 2025 is $134,336, about $468 per resident and $996 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Vida Compared to Other Cities?

Vida, MT:	$468
Wolf Point, MT:	$1168
Columbia Falls, MT:	$251
Montana:	$495
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vida is $468 per year, which is $4 more than the national average and $27 less than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vida:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $1,168 per person, which is $699 more than in Vida.
In Columbia Falls, MT, crime costs $251 per person, which is $217 less than in Vida

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vida	Cost per Vida Resident
Murder	$28,527	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$20,989	$73
Robbery	$2,804	$10
Assault	$31,748	$111
Kidnapping	$4,236	$15
Vehicle Theft	$3,210	$11
Burglary	$9,151	$32
Theft	$3,993	$14
Arson	$745	$3
Vandalism	$18,152	$63
Animal Cruelty	$283	$1
Drug Crimes	$9,702	$34
Identity Theft	$794	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$134,336	$468

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vida, 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 Vida totals $299,089 ($1,042 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $433,425 ($1,510 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 Vida's 287 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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Vida 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 Vida residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.852
Robbery	0.3106
Rape	1.206
Murder	0.0529
Total Violent Crime	5.421 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.687
Vehicle Theft	0.7224
Burglary	3.515
Arson	0.1074
Total Property Crime	7.032 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2434
Drug Crimes	4.570
Vandalism	8.853
Identity Theft	0.3575
Animal Cruelty	0.1333
Total "Other" Rate	14.16 (D)

Individual Vida Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Richey, MT	C	B-	A-
Wolf Point, MT	F	F	F
Poplar, MT	F	F	F
Circle, MT	B+	D+	A+
Oswego, MT	D-	D-	D-
Weldon, MT	C-	D-	B
Frazer, MT	D-	D	D-
Bloomfield, MT	C	A-	A
Brockton, MT	D-	F	D
Lindsay, MT	C	C-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vida 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
Rogue Elk, OR	D+	C	C
Moxahala, OH	B	A-	A-
Mumford, TX	C	D+	D+
Myers, NY	A-	A-	A-
Navarro, CA	D-	F	F
Neibert, WV	B-	B	B
Nelson, NH	A-	A-	A-
Neon, KY	D	D+	D+
Neuse Forest, NC	C+	C+	C+
Radford, IL	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Vida 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 Vida, MT average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Vida schools on SchoolGrade

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