In 2025, Billings police reported 935 violent crimes (763 per 100,000 residents), including 4 murders, 90 robberies and 735 aggravated assaults, plus 3,067 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 122,571. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 3 large Montana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MT0560100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 763 | 935 | 4 | 2,502 | Totals |
| Great Falls | 631 | 378 | 2 | 3,642 | Totals |
| Missoula | 591 | 468 | 0 | 2,844 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Billings's violent-crime rate of 763 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 81% higher than the Montana rate (422) and 2.4 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 131 residents, or about 18 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Billings ranks 57th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 198th for murder (4 murders, 3.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 79% of Billings's violent crimes and robberies 10%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 2,502 per 100,000, 72% higher than Montana overall. Billings police logged 352 vehicle thefts (287 per 100,000, 138th of 351; Montana: 137) and 295 burglaries (241 per 100,000, 81% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Great Falls, 176 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (631) is 17% lower than Billings's.
Out-of-state cities near Billings's size (122,571 residents): Hartford, CT at 459 violent crimes per 100,000 and Lafayette, LA at 1,131.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Billings had 763 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 81% higher than the statewide 422. It is 1st highest of the 3 Montana cities on this site; Great Falls is next at 631. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Billings police reported 4 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.3 per 100,000 residents. The Montana rate was 2.8 and the national rate 4.1.
352 vehicles were reported stolen in Billings in 2025, 287 per 100,000 residents. That is 48% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 138th of 351 cities on this site.