Prairie Elk Colony has no grade of its own; Wolf Point, 9 miles away, is the nearest that does
Prairie Elk Colony has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in McCone County. The McCone 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 Prairie Elk Colony alone, and no Safety Grade. Wolf Point is the only graded town within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Prairie Elk Colony
Policed by the county
Prairie Elk Colony is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the McCone County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the McCone County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Prairie Elk Colony. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Montana towns with their own police figures are Wolf Point (C−, 9 mi), Glasgow (C+, 41 mi), Sidney (C, 78 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Prairie Elk Colony. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the McCone County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of McCone County without police of their own, which include Prairie Elk Colony.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the McCone 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
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Point | C− | 9 mi | 6.8 | 8.0 |
| Glasgow | C+ | 41 mi | 3.6 | 11.1 |
| Sidney | C | 78 mi | 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Glendive | C | 81 mi | 5.2 | 7.8 |
| Miles City | C+ | 111 mi | 2.6 | 11.2 |
| Baker | A− | 135 mi | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Prairie Elk Colony. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Prairie Elk Colony.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prairie Elk Colony and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
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 Prairie Elk Colony
Is Prairie Elk Colony, MT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Prairie Elk Colony. The nearest Montana towns with a grade are Wolf Point (C−, 9 mi), Glasgow (C+, 41 mi), Sidney (C, 78 mi).
Who polices Prairie Elk Colony?
The McCone County Sheriff’s Office. Prairie Elk Colony is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of McCone 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.