Columbia Falls, MT Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$1.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for Columbia Falls, MT

In 2025, violent crime will cost $314 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Columbia Falls with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Columbia Falls against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Columbia Falls sits in the 69th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Columbia Falls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Columbia Falls is 2.228 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 283 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 603 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Columbia Falls, MT report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Columbia Falls, MT

The tangible cost of violent crime in Columbia Falls is projected at $1,733,702 for 2025, about $123 per resident and $314 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 17.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Columbia Falls Compared to Other Cities?

Columbia Falls, MT:	$123
Wolf Point, MT:	$663
Helena Valley Northwest, MT:	$144
Montana:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $123 per resident each year in Columbia Falls, which is $135 less than the national average and $144 less than Montana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Columbia Falls:

In Wolf Point, MT, crime costs $663 per person, which is $540 more than in Columbia Falls.
In Helena Valley Northwest, MT, crime costs $144 per person, which is $20 more than in Columbia Falls

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Columbia Falls, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Columbia Falls	Cost per Columbia Falls Resident
Murder	$359,906	$26
Rape/Sexual Assault	$900,359	$64
Robbery	$74,142	$5
Assault	$399,295	$28
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,733,702	$123

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Columbia Falls, MT

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Columbia Falls totals $6,851,549 ($488 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,585,251 ($611 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Columbia Falls, MT, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Columbia Falls Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Columbia Falls residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9897
Robbery	0.1678
Rape	1.057
Murder	0.0136
Total Violent Crime	2.228 (B)

Individual Columbia Falls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Halfmoon, MT	A-	B-	B+
La Salle, MT	C+	B+	C-
Hungry Horse, MT	C	D-	B-
Whitefish, MT	C+	C-	C
Martin City, MT	D+	F	B-
Coram, MT	D+	F	C+
Evergreen, MT	B	C+	B-
Northridge Heights, MT	A	C+	A+
Kalispell, MT	B-	C+	C+
West Glacier, MT	D	F	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Columbia Falls is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Clayton, OH	B	B	B
Covington, TN	F	F	F
Coto Laurel, PR	F	D-	D-
Cortland, OH	B-	D+	D+
Corona Del Mar, CA	F	D-	D-
Coopersburg, PA	A+	A+	A+
Connellsville, PA	B-	B+	B+
Conneaut, OH	D	D	D
Columbia, MS	A-	A	A
Columbia, KY	C-	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Columbia Falls is safer than the Montana state average and safer than the national average.

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