In 2025, Great Falls police reported 378 violent crimes (631 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 20 robberies and 309 aggravated assaults, plus 2,182 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 59,904. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 3 large Montana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MT0070100, 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.
Great Falls's violent-crime rate of 631 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 50% higher than the Montana rate (422) and 2 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 158 residents, or about 7.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Great Falls ranks 91st for violent crime, in the higher half, and 192nd for murder (2 murders, 3.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 82% of Great Falls's violent crimes and robberies 5%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 3,642 per 100,000, 2.5 times Montana overall. Great Falls police logged 136 vehicle thefts (227 per 100,000, 174th of 351; Montana: 137) and 204 burglaries (341 per 100,000, 2.6 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Missoula, 135 miles west; its violent-crime rate (591) is 6% lower than Great Falls's.
Out-of-state cities near Great Falls's size (59,904 residents): Grand Forks, ND at 270 violent crimes per 100,000 and Casper, WY at 320.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Great Falls had 631 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 50% higher than the statewide 422. It is 2nd highest of the 3 Montana cities on this site; Billings is highest at 763. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Great Falls police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.3 per 100,000 residents. The Montana rate was 2.8 and the national rate 4.1.
136 vehicles were reported stolen in Great Falls in 2025, 227 per 100,000 residents. That is 17% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 174th of 351 cities on this site.