Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Belgrade, MT Crime Grade
How Belgrade grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Montana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Montana
1/10
vs. Montana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Belgrade, MT was 330.5 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 13,314). That puts Belgrade 2% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 19% below the Montana statewide rate of 407.2.
That ranks Belgrade #2,765 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 27% of them, and #1 of 7 in Montana. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
Belgrade, MT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Montana Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 330.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,765 of 3,771
- MT rank
- #1 of 7
- Safer than
- 27% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 13,314
- Reporting agency
- Belgrade Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Belgrade Police Department (FBI ORI MT0160200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Belgrade (red), Montana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Belgrade vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 493.6(53) | 494.9(62) | 276.4(35) | 341.3(45) | 330.5(44) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 121.1(13) | 71.8(9) | 71.1(9) | 60.7(8) | 67.6(9) |
| Robbery | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.6(1) | 7.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 363.2(39) | 423.0(53) | 205.3(26) | 265.5(35) | 255.4(34) |
| Property crime | 2039.5(219) | 1708.0(214) | 1444.9(183) | 1152.9(152) | 1419.6(189) |
| Burglary | 130.4(14) | 95.8(12) | 71.1(9) | 53.1(7) | 37.6(5) |
| Larceny | 1741.5(187) | 1460.6(183) | 1239.6(157) | 970.9(128) | 1261.8(168) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 158.3(17) | 151.6(19) | 134.2(17) | 128.9(17) | 112.7(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Belgrade, MT Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Belgrade Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Belgrade calculated?
- Belgrade's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Montana state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Montana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Belgrade Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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