← Safety Index State guide
Montana
53
State score · Fair
449
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
819
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Montana
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- High Wind 435
- Thunderstorm Wind 299
- Hail 96
- Heavy Snow 88
- Winter Storm 80
Montana parks ranked by safety
5 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Big Horn County
#2 77
Glacier National Park National Park Flathead County
#3 77
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site National Historic Site Powell County
#4 77
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument National Monument Big Horn County
#5 71
Big Hole National Battlefield National Battlefield Beaverhead County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.