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Columbia Falls, MT Crime and Crime Rate

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The Columbia Falls crime rate is about the same as the Montana average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #29

Columbia Falls, MT	1,245.77
Montana	1,230.42
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Columbia Falls, MT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	1	3	5	117	6	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	20.7	62.2	103.6	2,425.4	124.4	0.0	814
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.6	42.0	19.8	247.4	351.2	1,922.1	199.6	NA	1,297
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	3	0	2	5	120	9	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	63.5	0.0	42.4	105.9	2,541.8	190.6	0.0	1,144
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.2	28.3	20.1	190.2	400.3	1,974.0	182.2	NA	1,179
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	4	4	124	3	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	84.4	84.4	2,616.0	63.3	21.1	813
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.7	37.7	19.0	212.8	387.4	2,028.3	168.0	NA	1,255
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	1	0	4	8	82	7	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	21.1	0.0	84.6	169.1	1,733.6	148.0	0.0	782
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.8	35.8	16.9	212.0	339.6	1,834.0	146.1	NA	1,160
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	2	0	4	8	207	4	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	35.9	0.0	71.8	143.7	3,717.0	71.8	0.0	1,288
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.6	32.4	15.9	221.2	369.3	2,020.3	154.2	NA	1,214
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	1	3	18	8	216	14	2
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	18.4	55.1	330.8	147.0	3,969.9	257.3	36.8	1,702
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	30.2	22.2	198.5	347.3	1,967.4	149.3	NA	1,166
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	2	0	15	11	189	8	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	37.8	0.0	283.2	207.7	3,568.7	151.1	18.9	1,545
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.4	30.4	17.8	207.6	344.4	2,095.9	162.6	NA	1,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	1	0	15	4	116	5	2
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	20.7	0.0	310.8	82.9	2,403.6	103.6	41.4	1,111
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.5	30.3	19.9	235.8	316.0	2,266.2	183.2	NA	1,255
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	1	15	6	178	7	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	22.3	334.6	133.8	3,970.6	156.1	0.0	1,506
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.8	28.5	17.4	206.1	310.7	2,191.8	185.0	NA	1,197
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	2	6	14	210	11	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	47.4	142.2	331.8	4,976.3	260.7	0.0	1,754
	Montana	Per 100,000	1.9	32.2	18.9	228.5	389.2	2,543.0	210.7	NA	1,382
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Columbia Falls, MT	71.11
Montana	27.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Columbia Falls, MT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	20.7	20.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	207
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	21.2	21.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	211
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.1	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.4	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	3.2	1.5	0.3	1.1	0.1	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.9	0.8	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.5	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.1	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.2	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	22.3	22.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	223
	Montana	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.1	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Columbia Falls, MT	1.91
Montana	2.37
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Columbia Falls, MT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	10	9	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	207.3	186.6	20.7	1.97
	Montana	Per 100,000	282.5	200.6	81.9	2.42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	10	9	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	211.8	190.6	21.2	2.01
	Montana	Per 100,000	263.2	174.4	88.9	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	10	9	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	211.0	189.9	21.1	2.00
	Montana	Per 100,000	275.2	195.1	80.1	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	10	9	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	211.4	190.3	21.1	2.01
	Montana	Per 100,000	303.4	191.4	111.9	2.47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	10	9	1
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	179.6	161.6	18.0	1.71
	Montana	Per 100,000	297.5	188.0	109.4	2.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	14	9	5
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	257.3	165.4	91.9	2.11
	Montana	Per 100,000	305.0	183.1	121.9	2.44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	12	9	3
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	226.6	169.9	56.6	1.98
	Montana	Per 100,000	285.8	177.3	108.5	2.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	15	9	6
	Columbia Falls, MT	Per 100,000	310.8	186.5	124.3	2.49
	Montana	Per 100,000	286.2	181.1	105.2	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	15	9	6
2005	Columbia Falls, MT	Count	15	9	6