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Crime

Montana's public safety

Highlights

  • Convicted felony offenders cost Montana taxpayers an average of $65.21-$70.20 per day while being held in county jails in FY 2012.
  • Total number of Sexual or Violent Offender Registry registrants as of October 29, 2014 was 5,711.
  • 24.5% of high school respondents rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (in past 30 days).

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Offenders

Offender Population Rates by County - Per 1,000 Residents

Offender Population Rates by County: Determining offender population rates for Montana counties provides an analysis that corrects for population variances among the counties. For FY 2013-2014, Eastern Montana’s Dawson County joined Western Montana counties Lake, Mineral and Powell, and the Hi-Line’s Hill County, in contributing offenders at rates of 20 or more offenders per 1,000 residents.

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County Contributions to Offender Population - June 30, 2014

County Contributions to Offender Population: Montana’s most-populous counties contribute the largest number of offenders to the corrections system. As in the previous biennium, the five counties with the largest population were responsible for 58% of all offenders counted in mid-2014. The other 51 counties combined sent 42% of offenders.

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County of Sentence

Statewide
Inmates Offenders in Alternate Facility Offenders in Prerelease of Offenders on P&P Supervision All Active DOC Offenders Number Per 1000 County Population County Population on July 1 2012
MT 2,609 997 886 10,194 14,686 14.8% 990,898
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Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (SVOR)

Created by the Montana Department of Justice in 1989, the Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) is a valuable resource for Montanans to protect their families against sexual or violent offenders. Information can be accessed in more specific geographies, e.g. counties, towns and streets.

Sexual or Violent Offenders - Percent of Population By County

Statewide
Total Population Offender Population Percent of Total Population
MT 989,415 5,730 0.00579
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High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Statewide
Question Affirmative Response Percent
Drive when drinking alcohol (in past 30 days) 12.6%
Rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (in past 30 days) 24.5%
Carried a weapon on school property (in past 30 days) 9.9%
Ever tried cigarette smoking 41.1%
Ever used marijuana 37.6%
Ever took prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription 16.2%

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