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Montana Law Enforcement Employees
2012 Report

Published by the
Montana Board of Crime Control
Statistical Analysis Center

Mike Anderson, Chair (2006-2012)

Brooke Marshall, Executive Director

This report was compiled by the

Montana Board of Crime Control Statistical Analysis Center:

Kathy Ruppert, Data Manager

Tyson McLean, SAC Director/Statistician

Published:
August 2013

Montana Board of Crime Control

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Helena, MT 59620-1408
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..1

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees……………………………………………………2

Part-time Sworn and Reserve Employees..………………………………………………2

Full-time Sworn Officers by Gender………………………………………………………..3

Other Agencies with Full-time Sworn Officers………………………………………….4

Sheriff’s Office Detention Employees………………………………………………………5

Tribal Agency Detention Employees.………………………………………………………5

Sheriff’s Office Full-time Officers per 1,000……………………………………………..6

Police Department Full-time Officers per 1,000………………………………………..8

Sheriff’s Office Average Starting Salary………………………………………………….10

Police Department Average Starting Salary…………………………………………….11

Tribal Agency Average Starting Salary……………………………………………………11

Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers………………………………………………..12

Police Department School Resource Officers…………………………………………..12

Tribal Agency School Resource Officers………………………………………………….13

Sheriff’s Office & Police Department 10 Year Trends……………………………….14

Montana Statewide – 2012 Report…………………………………………………………17

Incidents by Agency…………………………………………………………………………….18

Arrests by Agency………………………………………………………………………………..20

MBCC Board Members………………………………………………………………………….22

 2012 LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES

The Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) conducts an annual employee survey
of the state’s law enforcement agencies. The survey is used to determine the number
and type of personnel employed by Montana law enforcement agencies as of October
31 of that year.

The law enforcement agencies include police departments, county sheriffs’ offices,
state agencies whose employees have the power of arrest, Tribal law enforcement,
agencies, university police, and airport security. Federal employees working in Montana
i.e., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, and Border Patrol are
not included in the survey.

A total of 94 police departments and sheriff’s offices responded to the 2012 survey.
Information for the following seven sheriff’s offices was not available: Bighorn,
Dawson, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Roosevelt, and Yellowstone. Information for the
following nine police departments was not available: Bridger, Brockton, Eureka, Joliet,
Lewistown, Libby, Pinesdale, Three Forks, and University of Montana. MBCC would
not be able to present this information if it weren’t for the cooperation of these law
enforcement agencies. The effort and time that went into completing the survey are
greatly appreciated.

Sworn officers are those with the power to make arrests. A sworn officer may be
either a staff or line officer. Staff officer functions are primarily administrative, while a
line officer mainly provides direct services. Civilian employees in sheriffs’ offices and
police departments typically include the detention officers, dispatchers, records
employees, and office staff. They do not have powers of arrest. Part-time law
enforcement officers have the same powers as full-time officers. Reserve employees
are part-time volunteer members of a law enforcement agency. The appointing
authority has control of a reserve officer’s scope of authority.

An estimated total population of 1,005,141 for 2012 was used to calculate the
statewide rate per capita. This population includes police departments and county
sheriffs’ offices. The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, provides this estimated population. An additional 14,153 was used to
account for Montana State University students. Family members of students living in
university housing are included.
 Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

Number of Sworn Civilian Total Full-time

Agency
Agencies Employees Employees Employees
Sheriff's Offices 49 605 411 1,016
Police Departments * 45 748 167 915
Total Sheriff’s Office &
94 1,353 578 1,931
Police Departments

Airport Security 2 9 0 9
State Agencies 5 450 121 571
Tribal Agencies 4 76 28 104
University Security 1 17 14 31
Total, Other Agencies 12 552 163 715

Statewide Totals 106 1,905 741 2,646

* Police Departments does not include 1 University. See University Security.

Part-time Sworn and Reserve Employees

Reserve Part-time
Agency
Officers Sworn Officers
Sheriff's Offices 272 24
Total Agencies 38 14

Police Departments * 66 19
Total Agencies 21 11

Total Sheriff's Offices &

338 43
Police Departments
Total Agencies 59 25
* Police Departments includes 1 University.

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 Full-time Sworn Officers by Gender
Number of
Number of
Agency Female
Male Officers % %
Officers
Sheriff's Offices 572 94.5% 33 5.5%
Police Departments * 693 92.6% 55 7.4%
Subtotal 1,265 93.5% 88 6.5%
Airport Security 9 100% 0 0%
State Agencies 365 81.1% 85 18.9%
Tribal Agencies 67 88.2% 9 11.8%
University Security 13 76.5% 4 23.5%
Totals 1,719 90.2% 186 9.8%
* Police Departments does not include 1 University. See University Security.

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 Other Agencies with Full-time Sworn Officers
Number of Number of
State Agencies
Sworn Officers Civilians
Fish, Wildlife and Parks, DOJ 105 0
Gambling Investigation Bureau, DOJ 16 8
Highway Patrol Division, DOJ 223 55
Department of Livestock 22 24
Motor Carriers, DOT 84 34
Total 5 Agencies 450 121

Universities
Montana State University Police Department 17 14
Total 1 Agency 17 14

Airports
Great Falls International Airport Authority Police 1 0
Missoula County Airport Authority 8 0
Total 2 Agencies 9 0

Tribal Agencies
Crow Agency Tribal Police 21 8
Flathead Tribal Police 20 11
Fort Peck Department of Law & Justice 23 3
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Police 12 6
Total 4 Agencies 76 28

Agencies missing data:

State Agencies
Department of Corrections
Division of Criminal Investigations, DOJ

Universities
Universtiy of Montana Office of Public Safety

Airports
Bert Mooney Airport Police
Billings Logan Airport Police Department
Gallatin Airport Authority Department of Public Safety

Tribal Agencies
Fort Belknap Law Enforcement Office
Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services
Rocky Boy Law Tribal Police Department

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 SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETENTION EMPLOYEES
Adult Juvenile Total
Agency Population
Detention Officers Detention Officers Detention Employees
Flathead Sheriff's Office 60,621 26 10 36
Gallatin Sheriff's Office 41,329 47 0 47
Butte-Silver Bow Law
34,622 28 0 28
Enforcement Department
Lewis & Clark Sheriff's Office 33,919 25 0 25
Ravalli Sheriff's Office 32,844 16 0 16
Cascade Sheriff's Office 23,046 89 0 89
Lake County Sheriff's Office 21,842 19 0 19
Lincoln Sheriff's Office 15,095 8 0 8
Glacier Sheriff's Office 10,780 6 0 6
Jefferson Sheriff's Office 10,271 4 0 4
Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law
9,364 8 0 8
Enforcement Agency
Sanders Sheriff's Office 8,588 5 0 5
Park Sheriff's Office 8,560 8 0 8
Rosebud Sheriff's Office 7,180 4 0 4
Madison Sheriff's Office 6,872 2 0 2
Hill Sheriff's Office 6,844 10 0 10
Broadwater Sheriff's Office 5,792 11 0 11
Fergus Sheriff's Office 5,687 6 0 6
Musselshell Sheriff's Office 4,734 1 0 1
Chouteau Sheriff's Office 4,363 2 0 2
Mineral Sheriff's Office 4,363 6 0 6
Valley Sheriff's Office 4,215 4 0 4
Richland Sheriff's Office 3,884 9 12 21
Custer Sheriff's Office 3,337 8 0 8
Wheatland Sheriff's Office 2,155 4 0 4
Totals
25 Agencies 370,307 356 22 378

TRIBAL AGENCY DETENTION EMPLOYEES

Adult Juvenile Total
Agency Population
Detention Officers Detention Officers Detention Employees
Flathead Tribal Police
N/A 7 0 7
Department
Totals
1 Agency 7 0 7

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 SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL-TIME OFFICERS per 1,000
Total Full-time Total Full-time Total Full-time Full-time Sworn
Agency Population
Male Sworn Female Sworn Sworn Officers per 1,000

Population Over 25,000

Flathead County Sheriff's Office 60,621 51 3 54 0.89
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office 41,329 44 4 48 1.16
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department 34,622 44 5 49 1.42
Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office 33,919 43 1 44 1.30
Ravalli County Sheriffs Office 32,844 31 0 31 0.94
Totals
5 Agencies 203,335 213 13 226 1.11

Population 10,000 - 24,999

Cascade County Sheriff's Office 23,046 31 3 34 1.48
Lake County Sheriff's Office 21,842 22 2 24 1.10
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 15,095 20 1 21 1.39
Glacier County Sheriff's Office 10,780 13 0 13 1.21
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 10,271 12 0 12 1.17
Totals
5 Agencies 81,034 98 6 104 1.28

Population 5,000 - 9,999

Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law Enforcement Agency 9,364 18 1 19 2.03
Sanders County Sheriff's Office 8,588 10 1 11 1.28
Park County Sheriff's Office 8,560 15 0 15 1.75
Stillwater County Sheriff's Office 7,286 8 1 9 1.24
Rosebud County Sheriff's Office 7,180 12 0 12 1.67
Madison County Sheriff's Office 6,872 10 0 10 1.46
Hill County Sheriff's Office 6,844 11 1 12 1.75
Carbon County Sheriff's Office 6,225 9 0 9 1.45
Teton County Sheriff's Office 6,133 11 0 11 1.79
Broadwater County Sheriff's Office 5,792 8 1 9 1.55
Fergus County Sheriff's Office 5,687 8 1 9 1.58
Blaine County Sheriff's Office 5,387 7 1 8 1.49
Toole County Sheriff's Office 5,275 12 1 13 2.46
Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office 5,120 7 0 7 1.37
Totals
14 Agencies 94,313 146 8 154 1.63

Population Under 5,000

Musselshell Sheriff's Office 4,734 8 0 8 1.69
Richland County Sheriff's Office 3,884 9 0 9 2.32
Chouteau County Sheriffs Office 4,363 9 0 9 2.06
Phillips County Sheriff's Office 4,280 6 1 7 1.64
Mineral County Sheriff's Office 4,237 6 0 6 1.42
Valley County Sheriff's Office 4,215 6 0 6 1.42
Pondera County Sheriff's Office 3,667 7 0 7 1.91
Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Office 3,648 7 0 7 1.92
Sheridan County Sheriff's Office 3,484 7 1 8 2.30
Custer County Sheriff's Office 3,337 6 0 6 1.80
Liberty County Sheriff's Office 2,419 5 0 5 2.07
Wheatland County Sheriff's Office 2,155 4 1 5 2.32
Judith Basin County Sheriff 2,018 4 0 4 1.98

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Meagher County Sheriff's Office 1,924 4 0 4 2.08
Daniels County Sheriff's Office 1,775 3 0 3 1.69
Powder River County Sheriff's Office 1,750 3 0 3 1.71
McCone County Sheriff's Office 1,723 3 1 4 2.32
Garfield County Sheriff's Office 1,260 1 1 2 1.59
Fallon County Sheriff's Office 1,185 4 0 4 3.38
Prairie County Sheriff's Office 1,167 3 0 3 2.57
Carter County Sheriff's Office 1,160 4 0 4 3.45
Wibaux County Sheriff's Office 992 2 0 2 2.02
Golden Valley County Sheriff 871 2 0 2 2.30
Treasure County Sheriff's Office 732 1 1 2 2.73
Petroleum County Sheriff's Office 494 1 0 1 2.02
Totals
25 Agencies 61,474 115 6 121 1.97

Grand Totals
49 Agencies 440,156 572 33 605 1.37

Grand Totals PD & SO

94 Agencies 889,975 1,265 88 1,353 1.52

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 POLICE DEPARTMENT FULL-TIME OFFICERS per 1,000
Total Full-time Total Full-time Total Full- Full-time Sworn
Agency Population
Male Sworn Female Sworn time Sworn Officers per 1,000

Population Over 100,000

Billings Police Department 106,371 128 13 141 1.33
Totals
1 Agency 106,371 128 13 141 1.33

Population 50,000 - 99,999

Missoula Police Department 67,758 87 12 99 1.46
Great Falls Police Department 59,360 80 4 84 1.42
Totals
2 Agencies 127,118 167 16 183 1.44

Population 25,000 - 49,999

Bozeman Police Department 38,289 55 7 62 1.62
Helena Police Department 28,791 51 1 52 1.81
Totals
2 Agencies 67,080 106 8 114 1.70

Population 10,000 - 24,999

Kalispell Police Department 20,147 32 3 35 1.74
Montana State University Police Department * 14,153 13 4 17 1.20
Totals
2 Agencies 34,300 45 7 52 1.52

Population 5,000 - 9,999

Havre Police Department 9,667 20 0 20 2.07
Miles City Police Department 8,497 17 0 17 2.00
Belgrade Police Department 7,601 15 0 15 1.97
Livingston Police Department 7,017 13 1 14 2.00
Laurel Police Department 6,861 13 0 13 1.89
Whitefish Police Department 6,428 15 0 15 2.33
Sidney Police Department 5,474 12 1 13 2.37
Totals
7 Agencies 51,545 105 2 107 2.08

Population Under 5,000

Glendive Police Department 4,981 8 1 9 1.81
Columbia Falls Police Department 4,740 9 0 9 1.90
Polson Police Department 4,555 11 2 13 2.85
Hamilton Police Department 4,404 14 1 15 3.41
Dillon Police Department 4,142 8 0 8 1.93
Glasgow Police Department 3,324 7 0 7 2.11
Cut Bank Police Department 2,939 6 0 6 2.04
Wolf Point Police Department 2,664 6 1 7 2.63
Conrad Police Department 2,634 5 0 5 1.90
Colstrip Police Department 2,264 5 1 6 2.65
Red Lodge Police Department 2,129 6 1 7 3.29
East Helena Police Department 2,055 5 0 5 2.43
Columbus Police Department 1,909 4 0 4 2.10
Ronan Police Department 1,896 4 0 4 2.11
Stevensville Police Department 1,833 2 0 2 1.09
Baker Police Department 1,792 5 0 5 2.79
Manhattan Police Department 1,564 3 0 3 1.92
Fort Benton Police Department 1,470 4 0 4 2.72
Thompson Falls Police Department 1,326 3 0 3 2.26
West Yellowstone Police Department 1,307 6 0 6 4.59
Chinook Police Department 1,224 4 0 4 3.27
Boulder Police Department 1,189 1 1 2 1.68
Plains Police Department 1,057 3 0 3 2.84
Troy Police Department 939 2 0 2 2.13

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St. Ignatius Police Department 855 1 0 1 1.17
Ennis Police Department 841 1 0 1 1.19
Fairview Police Department 840 0 1 1 1.19
Poplar Police Department 825 3 0 3 3.64
Darby Police Department 720 2 0 2 2.78
Hot Springs Police Department 549 3 0 3 5.46
Fromberg Police Department 438 1 0 1 2.28
Totals
31 Agencies 63,405 142 9 151 2.38

Grand Totals
45 Agencies 449,819 693 55 748 1.66

Grand Totals PD & SO

94 Agencies 889,975 1,265 88 1,353 1.52
*Police Departments includes 1 University.

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 SHERIFF'S OFFICE AVERAGE STARTING SALARY
Law Enforcement Officer Total Full-time
Agency Population Average Salary Sworn Officers

Population Over 25,000

Flathead County Sheriff's Office 60,621 54
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office 41,329 48
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department 34,622 49
Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office 33,919 44
Ravalli County Sheriffs Office 32,844 31
Totals Average Size Average Salary
5 Agencies 40,667 $46,065.60 226

Population 10,000 - 24,999

Cascade County Sheriff's Office 23,046 34
Lake County Sheriff's Office 21,842 24
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 15,095 21
Glacier County Sheriff's Office 10,780 13
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 10,271 12
Totals Average Size Average Salary
5 Agencies 16,207 $40,020.80 104

Population 5,000 - 9,999

Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law Enforcement Agency 9,364 19
Sanders County Sheriff's Office 8,588 11
Park County Sheriff's Office 8,560 15
Stillwater County Sheriff's Office 7,286 9
Rosebud County Sheriff's Office 7,180 12
Madison County Sheriff's Office 6,872 10
Hill County Sheriff's Office 6,844 12
Carbon County Sheriff's Office 6,225 9
Teton County County Sheriff's Office 6,133 11
Broadwater County Sheriff's Office 5,792 9
Fergus County Sheriff's Office 5,687 9
Blaine County Sheriff's Office 5,387 8
Toole County Sheriff's Office 5,275 13
Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office 5,120 7
Totals Average Size Average Salary
14 Agencies 6,737 $38,837.21 154

Population Under 5,000

Musselshell Sheriff's Office 4,734 8
Richland County Sheriff's Office 3,884 9
Chouteau County Sheriffs Office 4,363 9
Phillips County Sheriff's Office 4,280 7
Mineral County Sheriff's Office 4,237 6
Valley County Sheriff's Office 4,215 6
Pondera County Sheriff's Office 3,667 7
Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Office 3,648 7
Sheridan County Sheriff's Office 3,484 8
Custer County Sheriff's Office 3,337 6
Liberty County Sheriff's Office 2,419 5
Wheatland County Sheriff's Office 2,155 5
Judith Basin County Sheriff 2,018 4
Meagher County Sheriff's Office 1,924 4
Daniels County Sheriff's Office 1,775 3
Powder River County Sheriff's Office 1,750 3
McCone County Sheriff's Office 1,723 4
Garfield County Sheriff's Office 1,260 2
Fallon County Sheriff's Office 1,185 4
Prarie County Sheriff's Office 1,167 3
Carter County Sheriff's Office 1,160 4
Treasure County Sheriff's Office 732 2
Petroleum County Sheriff's Office 494 1
Totals Average Size Average Salary
23 Agencies 2,592 $34,566.57 117

Officer Average Starting Salary was not available for Wibaux and Golden Valley Sheriff's Offices.

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 POLICE DEPARTMENT AVERAGE STARTING SALARY
Law Enforcement Officer Average Total Full-time
Agency Population
Salary Sworn Officers

Population Over 100,000

Billings Police Department 106,371 141
Totals Average Size Average Salary
1 Agency 106,371 $50,000.00 141
Population 50,000 - 110,000
Missoula Police Department 67,758 99
Great Falls Police Department 59,360 84
Totals Average Size Average Salary
2 Agencies 63,559 $46,596.00 183

Population 25,000 - 49,999

Bozeman Police Department 38,289 62
Helena Police Department 28,791 52
Totals Average Size Average Salary
2 Agencies 33,540 $43,070.00 114

Population 10,000 - 24,999

Kalispell Police Department 20,147 35
Montana State University Police Department 14,153 17
Totals Average Size Average Salary
2 Agencies 17,150 $48,532.50 52

Population 5,000 - 9,999

Havre Police Department 9,667 20
Miles City Police Department 8,497 17
Belgrade Police Department 7,601 15
Livingston Police Department 7,017 14
Laurel Police Department 6,861 13
Whitefish Police Department 6,428 15
Sidney Police Department 5,474 13
Totals Average Size Average Salary
7 Agencies 7,364 $39,800.43 107

Population Under 5,000

Glendive Police Department 4,981 9
Columbia Falls Police Department 4,740 9
Polson Police Department 4,555 13
Hamilton Police Department 4,404 15
Dillon Police Department 4,142 8
Glasgow Police Department 3,324 7
Cut Bank Police Department 2,939 6
Wolf Point Police Department 2,664 7
Conrad Police Department 2,634 5
Colstrip Police Department 2,264 6
Red Lodge Police Department 2,129 7
East Helena Police Department 2,055 5
Columbus Police Department 1,909 4
Ronan Police Department 1,896 4
Stevensville Police Department 1,833 2
Baker Police Department 1,792 5
Manhattan Police Department 1,564 3
Fort Benton Police Department 1,470 4
Thompson Falls Police Department 1,326 3
West Yellowstone Police Department 1,307 6
Chinook Police Department 1,224 4
Boulder Police Department 1,189 2
Plains Police Department 1,057 3
Troy Police Department 939 2
St. Ignatius Police Department 855 1
Ennis Police Department 841 1
Fairview Police Department 840 1
Poplar Police Department 825 3
Darby Police Department 720 2
Hot Springs Police Department 549 3
Fromberg Police Department 438 1
Totals Average Salary
31 Agencies 2,045 $33,810.45 151
*Police Departments includes 1 University.

TRIBAL AGENCY AVERAGE STARTING SALARY

Law Enforcement Officer Average Total Full-time Sworn
Agency
Population Salary Officers
Crow Agency Tribal Police N/A 21
Fort Peck Department of Law & Justice N/A 23
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Police N/A 12
Totals Average Salary
3 Agencies N/A $43,335.00 56
*Average Salary was not available for Flathead Tribal Police Department.

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 SHERIFF'S OFFICE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
Number School Total Full-time
Agency Population
Resource Officers Sworn Officers
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office 41,329 1 48
Butte-Silver Bow LED 34,622 2 49
Cascade County Sheriff's Office 23,046 19 33
Lake County Sheriff's Office 21,842 3 24
Mineral Sheriff's Office 4,237 1 6
TOTALS 5 Agencies 125,076 26 160

POLICE DEPARTMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

Number School Total Full-time
Agency Population
Resource Officers Sworn Officers
Billings Police Department 106,371 5 141
Missoula Police Department 67,758 5 99
Great Falls Police Department 59,360 4 84
Bozeman Police Department 38,289 2 62
Helena Police Department 28,791 4 52
Kalispell Police Department 20,147 2 35
Livingston Police Department 7,017 1 14
Laurel Police Department 6,861 2 13
Columbia Falls Police Department 4,740 1 9
Hamilton Police Department 4,404 1 15
Glasgow Police Department 3,324 1 7
West Yellowstone Police Department 1,307 1 6
TOTALS 12 Agencies 348,369 29 537

SHERIFF'S OFFICE & POLICE DEPARTMENTS TOTALS

Agencies = 17
18% of total reported agencies

Population covered = 543,747

52% of total reported agencies population

School Resource Officers = 55

4% of total reported sworn officers
*Police Departments does not include 1 University.

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 TRIBAL AGENCY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
Number School Total Full-time
Agency Population
Resource Officers Sworn Officers
Crow Agency Tribal Police N/A 1 21
Flathead Tribal Police Department N/A 1 20
Fort Peck Department of Law & Justice N/A 1 23
TOTALS 3 Agencies N/A 3 64

Agencies = 3
75% of total reported agencies

School Resource Officers = 3

4% of total reported sworn officers

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SHERIFF’S OFFICE & POLICE DEPARTMENT
10 Year Trends

Does include 1 University.

Does include 1 University.

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Does not include 1 University.

Does not include 1 University.

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Does not include 1 University.

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 Montana Statewide - 2012

Offenses Arrests
2012 Population Estimate 1,005,141
Group A Offenses Reported Cleared Adult Juvenile
Crimes Against Persons
Offense Overview Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (09A) 20 11 8 0
Offense Total 57,446 Negligent Manslaughter (09B) 2 0 0 0
Number Cleared 17,538 Kidnapping/Abduction (100) 199 94 80 8
Forcible Rape (11A) 327 77 42 9
Percent Cleared 30.53 %
Forcible Sodomy (11B) 53 8 1 2
Group A Crimes per 100,000 5,715.2 Sexual Assault With An Object (11C) 11 2 1 0
population
Forcible Fondling (11D) 665 110 63 23
Incest (36A) 54 19 9 6

Arrest Overview Statutory Rape (36B) 48 7 3 0

Aggravated Assault (13A) 1,966 1,059 794 95
Total Arrests 32,399
Simple Assault (13B) 7,279 4,500 3,676 595
Adult Arrests 25,553
Intimidation (13C) 320 86 67 2
Juvenile Arrests 6,846
Crimes Against Property
Unknown Age 1
Arson (200) 185 41 31 17
Bribery (510) 4 2 2 0
Arrests per 100,000 population 3,223.3
Burglary/Breaking & Entering (220) 3,533 380 272 98
Counterfeiting/Forgery (250) 525 90 67 6
Average number offenses/incident 0.87 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (290) 11,303 1,718 1,166 527
Embezzlement (270) 121 46 39 3
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game (26A) 907 116 80 8
Group B Arrests Credit Card/Automatic Teller Fraud (26B) 352 37 24 7
Offense Adult Juvenile Impersonation (26C) 473 22 14 0
Bad Checks (90A) 49 1 Welfare Fraud (26D) 11 5 4 0
Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy 9 493 Wire Fraud (26E) 2 1 0 0
Violations (90B) Motor Vehicle Theft (240) 1,559 245 140 85
Disorderly Conduct (90C) 2,818 694 57 6
Robbery (120) 211 64
Driving Under the Influence 4,560 56 33 6
Stolen Property Offenses (280) 67 40
(90D)
Family Offenses (Nonviolent) 339 72 Pocket-picking (23A) 26 2 2 0
(90F) Purse-snatching (23B) 50 6 7 0
Liquor Law Violations (90G) 3,143 1,259 Shoplifting (23C) 3,707 2,380 1,902 826
Peeping Tom (90H) 5 3 Theft From Building (23D) 3,054 394 246 107
Runaway (90I) 0 428 Theft From Coin Operated Machine or Device (23E) 19 4 3 0
Trespass of Real Property 1,132 182 Theft From Motor Vehicle (23F) 4,960 218 130 84
(90J)
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts/Accessories (23G) 758 26 20 2
Total Group B 12,055 3,188
All Other Larceny (23H) 8,210 942 640 251
Crimes Against Society
Drug/Narcotic Violations (35A) 3,375 2,380 1,937 409
Drug Equipment Violations (35B) 2,798 2,212 1,792 451
Betting/Wagering (39A) 0 0 0 0
Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling (39B) 2 0 0 0
Gambling Equipment Violations (39C) 0 0 0 0
Sports Tampering (39D) 0 0 0 0
Pornography/Obscene Material (370) 14 4 1 0
Prostitution (40A) 17 4 4 0
Assisting or Promoting Prostitution (40B) 3 1 1 0
Weapon Law Violations (520) 256 185 140 25
Total Group A Offenses 57,446 17,538 13,498 3,658

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Crime in Montana 2012

 2012 Incidents by Agency
Police Departments (PD)
Population Number of Incidents
Sheriff's Office (SO)
Baker PD 1,792 87
Beaverhead SO 5,120 97
Belgrade PD 7,601 585
Billings PD 106,371 9,330
Blaine SO 5,387 110
Boulder PD 1,189 34
Bozeman PD 38,289 3,114
Broadwater SO 5,792 226
Carbon SO 6,225 188
Carter SO 1,160 5
Cascade SO 23,046 971
Chinook PD 1,224 N/A
Choteau SO 4,363 31
Colstrip PD 2,264 59
Columbia Falls PD 4,740 304
Columbus PD 1,909 118
Conrad PD 2,634 159
Custer SO 3,337 86
Cut Bank PD 2,939 349
Daniels SO 1,775 17
Darby PD * 720 130
Deer Lodge Law Enforcement Agency 9,364 475
Dillon PD 4,142 249
East Helena PD 2,055 82
Ennis PD 841 30
Fairview PD * 840 117
Fallon SO 1,185 16
Fergus SO 5,687 149
Flathead SO 60,621 2,250
Fort Benton PD 1,470 43
Fromberg PD 438 N/A
Gallatin SO 41,329 1,124
Garfield SO 1,260 3
Glacier SO 10,780 476
Glasgow PD 3,324 331
Glendive PD 4,981 665
Golden Valley SO 871 27
Great Falls PD 59,360 6,097
Hamilton PD 4,404 730
Havre PD 9,667 1,399
Helena PD 28,791 2,855
Hill SO 6,844 444
Hot Springs PD 549 54
Jefferson SO 10,271 301
Judith Basin SO 2,018 34
Kalispell PD 20,147 2,275
Lake SO 21,842 956
Laurel PD 6,861 695

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Lewis and Clark SO 33,919 964
Liberty SO * 2,419 16
Lincoln SO 15,095 583
Livingston PD 7,017 487
Madison SO 6,872 196
Manhattan PD 1,564 74
McCone SO 1,723 32
Meagher SO 1,924 54
Miles City PD 8,497 683
Mineral SO 4,237 44
Missoula PD 67,758 8,468
Montana State University PD 14,153 538
Musselshell SO 4,734 226
Park SO 8,560 263
Petroleum SO * 494 14
Phillips SO 4,280 227
Plains PD 1,057 67
Polson PD 4,555 902
Pondera SO 3,667 19
Poplar PD 825 123
Powder River SO 1,750 N/A
Prairie SO 1,167 26
Ravalli SO 32,844 994
Red Lodge PD 2,129 210
Richland SO 3,884 271
Ronan PD 1,896 380
Rosebud SO 7,180 183
Sanders SO 8,588 204
Sheridan SO 3,484 275
Sidney PD 5,474 593
Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department 34,622 3,335
St. Ignatius PD 855 24
Stevensville PD 1,833 77
Stillwater SO 7,286 252
Sweet Grass SO 3,648 150
Teton SO 6,133 146
Thompson Falls PD 1,326 61
Toole SO 5,275 272
Treasure SO * 732 7
Troy PD 939 68
Valley SO 4,215 151
West Yellowstone PD 1,307 70
Wheatland SO 2,155 34
Whitefish PD 6,428 518
Wibaux SO 992 11
Wolf Point PD 2,664 649
* End-of-the-Year Paper Summary report.

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 2012 Arrests by Agency
Arrest Type
Police Departments (PD) Total
Population On-View Arrest Summoned/Cited Taken Into Custody
Sheriff's Offices (SO) Arrestees
Baker PD 1,792 39 17 22 0
Beaverhead SO 5,120 66 35 25 6
Belgrade PD 7,601 227 146 70 11
Billings PD 106,371 2901 2253 507 141
Blaine SO 5,387 56 7 13 36
Boulder PD 1,189 15 0 4 11
Bozeman PD 38,289 1,409 782 565 62
Broadwater SO 5,792 143 118 21 4
Carbon SO 6,225 67 17 38 12
Carter SO 1,160 2 2 0 0
Cascade SO 23,046 664 228 214 222
Chinook PD 1,224 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Choteau SO 4,363 14 12 2 0
Colstrip PD 2,264 14 11 1 2
Columbia Falls PD 4,740 82 29 17 36
Columbus PD 1,909 63 16 45 2
Conrad PD 2,634 99 46 23 30
Custer SO 3,337 20 11 9 0
Cut Bank PD 2,939 213 141 18 54
Daniels SO 1,775 5 4 1 0
Darby PD * 720 56 N/A N/A N/A
Deer Lodge Law Enforcement Agency 9,364 267 138 119 10
Dillon PD 4,142 278 116 155 7
East Helena PD 2,055 41 1 9 31
Ennis PD 841 18 12 1 5
Fairview PD * 840 42 N/A N/A N/A
Fallon SO 1,185 14 3 10 1
Fergus SO 5,687 44 27 3 14
Flathead SO 60,621 678 339 297 42
Fort Benton PD 1,470 18 1 13 4
Fromberg PD 438 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gallatin SO 41,329 469 256 195 18
Garfield SO 1,260 1 1 0 0
Glacier SO 10,780 359 152 83 124
Glasgow PD 3,324 227 66 141 20
Glendive PD 4,981 349 162 123 64
Golden Valley SO 871 29 7 16 6
Great Falls PD 59,360 3545 1533 1997 15
Hamilton PD 4,404 418 196 182 40
Havre PD 9,667 941 423 359 159
Helena PD 28,791 1,600 86 811 703
Hill SO 6,844 303 99 135 69
Hot Springs PD 549 23 17 2 4
Jefferson SO 10,271 176 5 66 105
Judith Basin SO 2,018 28 21 0 7
Kalispell PD 20,147 1255 109 505 641
Lake SO 21,842 276 188 57 31
Laurel PD 6,861 470 267 56 147
Lewis and Clark SO 33,919 386 28 149 209
Liberty SO * 2,419 10 N/A N/A N/A
Lincoln SO 15,095 415 260 4 151
Livingston PD 7,017 242 100 70 72
Madison SO 6,872 145 45 94 6
Manhattan PD 1,564 37 16 20 1
McCone SO 1,723 35 7 26 2
Meagher SO 1,924 0 0 0 0
Miles City PD 8,497 461 250 196 15
Mineral SO 4,237 32 28 1 3
Missoula PD 67,758 5,268 2,571 2,673 24
Montana State University PD 14,153 69 32 34 3
Musselshell SO 4,734 68 37 23 8
Park SO 8,560 133 65 48 20

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Petroleum SO * 494 4 N/A N/A N/A
Phillips SO 4,280 128 48 74 6
Plains PD 1,057 46 15 28 3
Polson PD 4,555 307 249 15 43
Pondera SO 3,667 22 7 15 0
Poplar PD 825 123 13 25 85
Powder River SO 1,750 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Prairie SO 1,167 10 10 0 0
Ravalli SO 32,844 419 220 196 3
Red Lodge PD 2,129 106 20 64 22
Richland SO 4,724 133 22 39 72
Ronan PD 1,896 250 98 119 33
Rosebud SO 7,180 125 87 19 19
Sanders SO 8,588 64 53 1 10
Sheridan SO 3,484 149 70 50 29
Sidney PD 5,474 334 185 63 86
Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department 34,622 1,821 1,053 505 263
St. Ignatius PD 855 2 2 0 0
Stevensville PD 1,833 38 21 13 4
Stillwater SO 7,286 126 37 74 15
Sweet Grass SO 3,648 100 2 42 56
Teton SO 6,133 20 19 0 1
Thompson Falls PD 1,326 11 10 0 1
Toole SO 5,275 64 4 3 57
Treasure SO * 732 3 N/A N/A N/A
Troy PD 939 31 26 4 1
Valley SO 4,215 111 48 48 15
West Yellowstone PD 1,307 60 45 14 1
Wheatland SO 2,155 30 8 6 16
Whitefish PD 6,428 261 147 5 109
Wibaux SO 992 4 3 1 0
Wolf Point PD 2,664 489 0 339 150
* End-of-the-Year Paper Summary report.

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MBCC Board Members 
   
Mike Anderson – Chair  Lynn Erickson 
Citizen  Probation Officer 
17 S Dakota  3642 Knightbridge Ln 
Helena MT  59601  Missoula MT  59808 
Representing: Public Member  Representing: Local law Enforcement 
Term Expires: 1/1/2013  Term Expires: 1/1/2013 
 
 
Steve McArthur  Mikie Baker‐Hajek 
Director of Community Correctional Programs and  Citizen 
Transportation  PO Box 2806 
81 W Park St  Great Falls MT  59403 
Butte MT  59701  Representing: Community Based Organization 
Representing: Community Corrections  Term Expires: 1/1/2013 
Term Expires: 1/1/2013   
 

Mike Ferriter  Lois Menzies 
Department of Corrections Director  Retired/Court Administrator 
5 S Last Chance Gulch  PO Box 203005 
PO Box 201301  Helena MT  59620 
Helena MT  59620‐1301  Representing: Judge/Judiciary 
Representing: Law Enforcement  Term Expires: 1/1/2015 
Term Expires: 1/1/2015 
 

Steve Bullock  Harold Hanser 
Attorney General  Citizen 
215 N Roberts  624 Ave C 
PO Box 210401  Billings MT  59201 
Helena MT  59620  Representing: Public Representative  
Representing: Attorney General  Term Expires: 1/1/2013 
Term Expires: 1/1/2013 
 

Nickolas Murnion  Pam Carbonari 
Valley County Attorney  Citizen 
501 Court Sq #20  PO Box 2445 
Glasgow MT  59230  Kalispell MT  59903 
Representing: Law Enforcement  Representing: Local Governemnt, Youth Justice 
Term Expires: 1/1/2013  Advisory Council Chairperson 
  Term Expires: 1/1/2013 

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Randi Hood  Laura Obert 
Chief Public Defender  Broadwater County Commissioner 
44 W Park Ave  PO Box 196 
Butte MT  59701  Townsend MT  59644 
Representing: Criminal Justice Agency  Representing: Local Government  
Term Expires: 1/1/2015  Term Expires: 1/1/2013 
 

Jim Cashell  Rick Kirn 
Retired/Gallatin County Sheriff  Fort Peck Executive Board Member 
615 S 16th Ave  PO Box 1267 
Bozeman MT  59715  Poplar MT  59255 
Representing: Local Law Enforcement  Representing: Tribal Government  
Term Expires: 1/1/2013  Term Expires: 1/1/2015 
 

Angela Russell  Brenda Desmond 
Attorney  4th Judicial District Standing Master 
PO Box 333  200 W Broadway 
Lodge Grass MT  59050  Missoula MT  59802 
Representing: Public Representative   Representing: Judge/Judiciary  
Term Expires: 1/1/2015  Term Expires: 1/1/2015 
 

Sherry Matteucci  Godfrey Saunders 
Attorney   Citizen 
2942 Upper Highwood Drive  8277 Cottonwood Road Dr  
Billings MT  59102  Bozeman MT  59718 
Representing: Public Representative   Representing: Educator 
Term Expires: 1/1/2015  Term Expires: 1/1/2015 

 
 
 
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