CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Missoula Police Department

Crime in Missoula, MT

The violent crime rate in Missoula is 525 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 20% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −19% compared with the previous 12 months.

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

525 per 100,000 residents, per year

416 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,562 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,029 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,088 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,445 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 79,184, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: 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 Missoula sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

525

Missoula has the 93rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 209 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Missoula; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Oxnard, CA53988
Lowell, MA53689
Reno, NV53690
Vancouver, WA53391
Green Bay, WI53292
Missoula, MT52593
San Antonio, TX52594
Jacksonville, FL52495
Lubbock, TX52096
Warren, MI51597
Durham, NC51398

The places closest to Missoula in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Missoula crime map

cities around it

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Missoula Police Department, not where each crime happened, so there is no street-level map of Missoula on this page.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Missoula, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Flathead County, MT (Sheriff), 92 miles away.

Missoula and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Missoula, MT525
Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map32092 mi
Great Falls, MT496128 mi
Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map139138 mi
Coeur d'Alene, ID297144 mi
Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map229163 mi
Bozeman, MT414164 mi
Spokane, WA581170 mi
Boise, ID273251 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 Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 26 reported33−30% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 2 reported2.5+100% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,446 reported1,826−22% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 322 reported407−7% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 164 reported207−24% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 84 reported106−27% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent2633—−30%
HomicideViolent22.5—+100%
TheftProperty1,4461,826—−22%
Theft from vehiclesProperty322407—−7%
BurglaryProperty164207—−24%
Vehicle theftProperty84106—−27%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Missoula Police Department 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

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −19%

020406080SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug3347
Violent crimes per month in Missoula, MT, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202534Sep 202450
Oct 202531Oct 202440
Nov 202531Nov 202435
Dec 202530Dec 202445
Jan 202634Jan 202530
Feb 202628Feb 202534
Mar 202628Mar 202545
Apr 202639Apr 202538
May 202638May 202554
Jun 202633Jun 202533
Jul 202657Jul 202561
Aug 202633Aug 202547

Homicides 2 vs. 1

012SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug00
Homicides per month in Missoula, MT, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20241
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20261Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20261Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20250

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

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Missoula, MT
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026331620
Jul 2026571541
Jun 2026331610
May 2026381820
Apr 2026391790
Mar 2026281841
Feb 2026281280
Jan 2026341320
Dec 2025301730
Nov 2025311830
Oct 2025311970
Sep 2025341940
Aug 2025471960
Jul 2025612010
Jun 2025332200
May 2025541860
Apr 2025381610
Mar 2025451740
Feb 2025341870
Jan 2025301940
Dec 2024452800
Nov 2024352161
Oct 2024402700
Sep 2024502610
Aug 2024372330
Jul 2024502470
Jun 2024462741
May 2024452110
Apr 2024272200
Mar 2024382350
Feb 2024252130
Jan 2024372480
Dec 2023292180
Nov 2023432130
Oct 2023382620
Sep 2023392640

How Missoula compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
48Gulfport, MS7433,48975,068Jul 2026
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
93Missoula, MT5252,56279,184Aug 2026
117Kanawha County, WV (Sheriff)4331,28783,074Jul 2026
149St. Lucie County, FL (Sheriff)35990075,430Sep 2026
199Bismarck, ND2491,72978,814Sep 2026
223Pawtucket, RI2201,21477,252Aug 2026
249Largo, FL15299682,264Sep 2026
288Cecil County, MD (Sheriff)8934779,043Jun 2026
289Warwick, RI8481083,590Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Missoula in population, Missoula 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
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
248Ada County, ID (Sheriff)153283145,483Sep 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Missoula 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 Missoula side by side with Great Falls, Bozeman or Billings, 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; Missoula’s rate is 37% above the state’s.

Flathead County (Sheriff)Great FallsGallatin County (Sheriff)BozemanBillings

All 6 places in Montana

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Missoula safe?

By reported violent crime, Missoula is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 525 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −19% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Missoula?

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

What is the crime rate in Missoula?

525 violent and 2,562 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,445 incidents reported to Missoula Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 26 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 164 burglaries, 322 thefts from vehicles and 1,446 other thefts.

Is crime in Missoula going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −19% and property crime −20% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Missoula had in 2026?

Missoula Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 0 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 2, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Missoula Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MT0320100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Missoula

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat2633−30%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal164207−24%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included322407−7%
Vehicle theft84106−27%

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

MT0320100
Source
Missoula Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MT0320100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Missoula Police Department 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)