CurrentCrimeMap

Data through June 2026, Flathead County Sheriff's Office

Crime in Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)

The violent crime rate in Flathead County (Sheriff) is 320 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 27% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +3% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office covers 68,046 of Flathead County’s 115,429 residents (59%, by the FBI’s count), mostly the parts of the county without a police department of their own.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

320 per 100,000 residents, per year

218 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

+3% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

573 per 100,000 residents, per year

390 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−40% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

894 per 100,000 residents, per year

608 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (the 68,046 residents the agency serves, per the FBI).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every police agency: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Flathead County sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

320

Flathead County (Sheriff) has the 171st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 131 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Flathead County (Sheriff); the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Ocala, FL332166
Chesapeake, VA329167
Casper, WY327168
Delray Beach, FL327169
Fort Worth, TX325170
Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)320171
Elizabeth, NJ315172
Clarksville, TN313173
Santa Ana, CA310174
Joliet, IL307175
Miami-Dade County, FL (County Police)304176

The places closest to Flathead County (Sheriff) in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Flathead County crime map

cities around it

The FBI publishes area-wide totals from Flathead County Sheriff's Office, not where each crime happened, so there is no street-level map of Flathead County (Sheriff) on this page.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Flathead County (Sheriff), 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Missoula, MT, 92 miles away.

Flathead County (Sheriff) and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map320
Missoula, MT52592 mi
Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map139116 mi
Coeur d'Alene, ID297120 mi
Spokane, WA581149 mi
Great Falls, MT496150 mi
Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map229232 mi
Bozeman, MT414236 mi
Billings, MT653318 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jun 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 6 reported8.8no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 1 reported1.5no year-ago month
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 239 reported351no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 54 reported79no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 52 reported76no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 38 reported56no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent68.8——
HomicideViolent11.5——
TheftProperty239351——
BurglaryProperty5479——
Vehicle theftProperty5276——
Theft from vehiclesProperty3856——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Flathead County Sheriff's Office sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crime +3%

010203040JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun187
Violent crimes per month in Flathead County, MT (Sheriff), Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jul 202533Jul 202430
Aug 202520Aug 202422
Sep 202511Sep 202417
Oct 202520Oct 202415
Nov 20257Nov 202421
Dec 202528Dec 202430
Jan 20264Jan 20259
Feb 202616Feb 202512
Mar 202618Mar 202516
Apr 202627Apr 202517
May 202616May 202515
Jun 202618Jun 20257

Homicides 1 vs. 0

012JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun00
Homicides per month in Flathead County, MT (Sheriff), Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20251Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250

0 in 2026 through June, 0 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 202618270
May 202616240
Apr 202627240
Mar 202618280
Feb 202616280
Jan 20264320
Dec 202528270
Nov 20257340
Oct 202520320
Sep 202511480
Aug 202520441
Jul 202533420
Jun 20257540
May 202515390
Apr 202517540
Mar 202516540
Feb 202512390
Jan 20259720
Dec 202430560
Nov 202421490
Oct 202415660
Sep 202417570
Aug 202422550
Jul 202430590
Jun 202416690
May 202412550
Apr 202426420
Mar 202417470
Feb 202413430
Jan 202415470
Dec 202318680
Nov 202322580
Oct 202320580
Sep 202311620
Aug 202315640
Jul 202316480

How Flathead County (Sheriff) compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
169Delray Beach, FL3271,69771,000Aug 2026
171Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)32057368,046Jun 2026
179Idaho Falls, ID30282370,454Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026
216Portland, ME2281,78069,840Mar 2026
218Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)22654764,704Sep 2026
235Gaithersburg, MD1921,01170,993Jun 2026
258Rockville, MD1401,20068,690Jun 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026
295Monongalia County, WV (Sheriff)7118771,554Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Flathead County (Sheriff) in population, Flathead County (Sheriff) included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
93Missoula, MT5252,56279,184Aug 2026
104Great Falls, MT4963,57759,904Aug 2026
122Bozeman, MT4141,66658,949Sep 2026
171Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)32057368,046Jun 2026
215Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)22962052,755Aug 2026

All 6 places in Montana on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
93Missoula, MT5252,56279,184Aug 2026
104Great Falls, MT4963,57759,904Aug 2026
122Bozeman, MT4141,66658,949Sep 2026
171Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)32057368,046Jun 2026
182Coeur d'Alene, ID29767457,973Sep 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
215Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)22962052,755Aug 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Flathead County (Sheriff) by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Flathead County (Sheriff) side by side with Great Falls, Bozeman or Missoula, or with any other place.

Other cities and county areas in Montana

5 pages, closest first

Montana as a whole has 384 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Flathead County (Sheriff)’s rate is 17% below the state’s.

MissoulaGreat FallsGallatin County (Sheriff)BozemanBillings

All 6 places in Montana

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Flathead County (Sheriff) safe?

By reported violent crime, Flathead County (Sheriff) is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 320 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, +3% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the figure for the whole area is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Flathead County?

This site does not have one for Flathead County. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Flathead County (Sheriff) compares with nearby places such as Missoula, MT instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Flathead County (Sheriff)?

320 violent and 573 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 608 incidents reported to Flathead County Sheriff's Office over the 12 months to June 2026. Violent crime includes 6 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 54 burglaries, 38 thefts from vehicles and 239 other thefts.

Is crime in Flathead County (Sheriff) going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +3% and property crime −40% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Flathead County (Sheriff) had in 2026?

Flathead County Sheriff's Office reported 0 homicides from January to June 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 0 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jun 2026 the count was 1, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Flathead County Sheriff's Office, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MT0150000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the population the agency serves, as the FBI reports it. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Flathead County (Sheriff)

12 months to June 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat69
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal5479
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included3856
Vehicle theft5276

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

MT0150000
Source
Flathead County Sheriff's Office, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MT0150000)
Latest complete month
June 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to June 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Flathead County Sheriff's Office reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)