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Safety · Montana

Safest Counties in Montana 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Montana

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Carter County, MT
97.5
2Daniels County, MT
97.5
3Petroleum County, MT
97.5
4Treasure County, MT
97.5
5Wibaux County, MT
97.5
6Chouteau County, MT
93.8
7Powder River County, MT
93.6
8Garfield County, MT
92.8
9McCone County, MT
92.4
10Judith Basin County, MT
91.5

All Montana Counties — Safety Rankings

56 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Carter County, MT
97.5
72.7
2Daniels County, MT
97.5
67.8
3Petroleum County, MT
97.5
80.1
4Treasure County, MT
97.5
69.5
5Wibaux County, MT
97.5
63.2
6Chouteau County, MT
93.8
65.7
7Powder River County, MT
93.6
67.7
8Garfield County, MT
92.8
67.7
9McCone County, MT
92.4
75.3
10Judith Basin County, MT
91.5
77.5
11Rosebud County, MT
90.7
60.2
12Meagher County, MT
90
65.5
13Carbon County, MT
87.8
64.8
14Blaine County, MT
87.5
54.1
15Madison County, MT
87.3
65.6
16Fergus County, MT
86.4
56.6
17Prairie County, MT
86.2
60.2
18Liberty County, MT
85
57.1
19Golden Valley County, MT
79.9
69.9
20Wheatland County, MT
79.6
63.2
21Lincoln County, MT
77.1
57.7
22Beaverhead County, MT
75.2
63
23Teton County, MT
75.1
62.9
24Fallon County, MT
74.3
72.4
25Musselshell County, MT
71.9
59.7
26Ravalli County, MT
68.9
58.4
27Broadwater County, MT
68.8
54.5
28Jefferson County, MT
65.6
58
29Sanders County, MT
61.1
60.6
30Dawson County, MT
57.1
47.7
31Glacier County, MT
56.8
52.6
32Valley County, MT
56.2
56.1
33Custer County, MT
55.7
48
34Pondera County, MT
51.7
51.5
35Roosevelt County, MT
51.3
46.6
36Stillwater County, MT
50.6
58.9
37Richland County, MT
48.7
52.7
38Powell County, MT
48.3
59.5
39Sweet Grass County, MT
48.1
64.6
40Granite County, MT
43.4
57.4
41Phillips County, MT
43.4
62.3
42Mineral County, MT
42.9
54.1
43Toole County, MT
33.9
49.1
44Park County, MT
29.1
48.9
45Big Horn County, MT
28.8
42.9
46Gallatin County, MT
26.2
44.2
47Deer Lodge County, MT
23.3
48.9
48Sheridan County, MT
22.1
49.4
49Flathead County, MT
19.1
39.8
50Lewis and Clark County, MT
13.5
38.4
51Lake County, MT
11.5
40.5
52Missoula County, MT
6.9
35.1
53Hill County, MT
4
34.1
54Cascade County, MT
3.5
33.5
55Yellowstone County, MT
2.5
32.6
56Silver Bow County, MT
2.2
36.4

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