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In 2022, 418 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Montana. This is 50 percent higher than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Montana in 2022 was 10 percent higher than the United States average.

In 2022, 46 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Montana were not solved. This is 11 percentage points lower than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Helena
  • Population:  1,042,520
  • Area:  147,040 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  16th
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Featured Montana Missing Cases

Arden Pepion

Missing: Apr 22, 2021
Three-year-old Arden Pepion went missing on April 22, 2021, near the Two Medicine River on the Black ...Read More

Brandon Fitch

Missing: Jun 16, 2018
Brandon Steele-Rowe Fitch, a 20-year-old from Columbus, Montana, was last seen in the early hours of ...Read More

Patty Melvin

Missing: Sep 05, 2017
Patty Melvin, a 15-year-old girl, was last seen on September 5, 2017, in Billings, Montana. At the t ...Read More

Delores Dotson

Missing: Dec 15, 2021
Delores Marie Dotson, a 67-year-old woman from Missoula, Montana, was last seen on December 15, 2021 ...Read More

Valen Hotomanie

Missing: Nov 02, 1995
Valen Roy Hotomanie, a 23-year-old man from Wolf Point, Montana, was last seen on November 15, 1995. ...Read More

Robert Stewart

Missing: Oct 04, 2013
Robert Garrett Stewart Jr., 25, was last seen on October 4, 2013, in Billings, Montana. Known to his ...Read More

Timothy Elston

Missing: Nov 05, 2021
Timothy Curtis Elston, a 40-year-old man from Kalispell, Montana, was last seen on November 5, 2021. ...Read More

Nicholas Welchlin

Missing: Sep 06, 2002
Nicholas Edward Welchlin, a 37-year-old man, was last seen on September 6, 2002, near the East Fork ...Read More

Anaa Ginther

Missing: May 12, 2018
Anaa Mariee Ginther, a 29-year-old woman from Butte, Montana, was last seen on May 12, 2018. She has ...Read More

Hub Williamson

Missing: Apr 09, 2019
Hub Binion Williamson, a 34-year-old Native American man, was last seen on April 9, 2019, near Hardi ...Read More
Featured Montana Murder Cases

Joseph Freshman

Murdered: Sep 23, 1906
On September 23, 1906, Butte, Montana police officer Joseph Freshman was tragically killed in the li ...Read More

Dennis Fabian Rolon Velazquez

Murdered: Jun 23, 2024
Dennis Fabian Rolon Velazquez, a 27-year-old from Billings, Montana, tragically lost his life on Jun ...Read More

Joe Powers

Murdered: Nov 03, 2015
Joe Powers, a 37-year-old resident of Whitehall, Montana, was tragically killed on November 3, 2015. ...Read More

Shane Ellison

Murdered: May 27, 2023
Shane Ellison, a 30-year-old resident of Libby, Montana, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2023, i ...Read More

Jack Faul

Murdered: May 18, 1903
The frontier town of Glasgow, Montana, was marred by tragedy on May 18, 1903, when Deputy Sheriff Ja ...Read More

Denise Stewart-Nomee

Murdered: Aug 04, 2017
On August 4, 2017, a tragic incident occurred in Lodge Grass, Montana, on the Crow Indian Reservatio ...Read More

Dr. Jason Jones

Murdered: Oct 18, 2022
Dr. Jason Jones, a 53-year-old primary care physician in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, was tragically k ...Read More

Logan Gardner

Murdered: Aug 27, 2023
On August 27, 2023, a shooting occurred at the 4 Aces Bar in Superior, Montana, resulting in the dea ...Read More

Jason Flink

Murdered: Oct 19, 2018
Jason Flink, a 23-year-old Missoula resident, was tragically killed on October 19, 2018. His death w ...Read More

Clifford Lee Nelson

Murdered: Sep 30, 1996
On September 30, 1996, Clifford "Cliff" Nelson, a beloved teacher at Seeley Lake Elementary and a se ...Read More

Jennifer Mann

Murdered: Nov 06, 2021
Jennifer Mann, a 49-year-old woman from Williston, North Dakota, was tragically killed on November 6 ...Read More