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Crime Index, #14

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.

Montana Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Montana	Count	37	430	203	2,532	3,595	19,674	2,043	NA
	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	Montana	Count	22	287	204	1,931	4,064	20,039	1,850	NA
	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	Montana	Count	27	379	191	2,139	3,894	20,387	1,689	NA
	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	Montana	Count	28	357	169	2,116	3,390	18,307	1,458	NA
	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	Montana	Count	26	321	157	2,189	3,654	19,989	1,526	NA
	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	Montana	Count	28	294	216	1,935	3,386	19,182	1,456	NA
	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	Montana	Count	23	294	172	2,008	3,332	20,277	1,573	NA
	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	Montana	Count	14	290	191	2,259	3,027	21,707	1,755	NA
	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	Montana	Count	17	269	164	1,947	2,935	20,704	1,748	NA
	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	Montana	Count	18	301	177	2,138	3,642	23,794	1,971	NA
	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

Montana	27.56
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.

Montana Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Montana	Count	29	18	3	3	3	2
	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	Montana	Count	31	25	2	3	1	0
	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	Montana	Count	36	13	7	8	4	4
	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	Montana	Count	23	13	4	1	4	1
	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	Montana	Count	31	15	3	11	1	1
	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	Montana	Count	28	8	6	10	4	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	Montana	Count	24	8	5	6	4	1
	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	Montana	Count	21	7	3	6	4	1
	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	Montana	Count	24	14	5	1	3	1
	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

Montana	2.27
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.

Montana Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Montana	Count	2,021	1,435	586
	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	Montana	Count	2,542	1,684	858
	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	Montana	Count	2,405	1,705	700
	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	Montana	Count	3,022	1,907	1,115
	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	Montana	Count	2,941	1,859	1,082
	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	Montana	Count	2,965	1,780	1,185
	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	Montana	Count	2,661	1,651	1,010
	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	Montana	Count	2,741	1,734	1,007
	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	Montana	Count	2,753	1,679	1,074
	Montana	Per 100,000	291.7	177.9	113.8	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Montana	Count	2,796	1,613	1,183
	Montana	Per 100,000	299.5	172.8	126.7	2.36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94