Rosebud Battlefield-Where the Girl Saved Her Brother · Photo: Phil Konstantin · Public domainCrime recorded in Forty Mile Colony, and why it isn’t graded
Forty Mile Colony has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Big Horn County. The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Forty Mile Colony alone, and no Safety Grade. Hardin, 34 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C).
What stands out about safety in Forty Mile Colony
Policed by the county
Forty Mile Colony is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Forty Mile Colony. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Montana towns with their own police figures are Hardin (C, 34 mi), Colstrip (A+, 55 mi), Billings (D, 68 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Forty Mile Colony. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Big Horn County without police of their own, which include Forty Mile Colony.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Montana towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Forty Mile Colony. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Forty Mile Colony.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Forty Mile Colony and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Forty Mile Colony
Is Forty Mile Colony, MT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Forty Mile Colony. The nearest Montana towns with a grade are Hardin (C, 34 mi), Colstrip (A+, 55 mi), Billings (D, 68 mi).
Who polices Forty Mile Colony?
The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office. Forty Mile Colony is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Big Horn County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.