Is 97 Balfour Loop in a low-crime area?

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97 Balfour Loop Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 1 offenders within 5 miles and 8 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

1 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 97 Balfour Loop, Reed Pt, MT 59069

0 Rape

0 Child Involved

1 Assault

0 Other

Photo	Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
	VONDORSTEN JAMES, RUSSELL 64 years old Violent	California Sexual Battery 2024-12-21T03:48:19	255 GATEWAY DR COLUMBUS, MT, 59019	4.6	Medium

Photo

Name / Age / Tags

Arrest / Conviction

Address

Distance

Risk

VONDORSTEN JAMES, RUSSELL

64 years old

Violent

California Sexual Battery

2024-12-21T03:48:19

255 GATEWAY DR COLUMBUS, MT, 59019

4.6

Medium

8 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

2 Severe

1 Medium

4 Low

1 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/02/2026 10:54 AM	Countryman Creek Rd, Columbus, MT 59019	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers discussed a possible property damage incident near Countryman Creek Road where a caller reported someone drove over two trees and a mailbox. An officer was assigned and planned to contact the caller before going to the location.
Traffic 06/22/2026 01:49 PM	Columbus, MT 59019	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision near a fishing access site by mile marker 40 outside Columbus, Montana. Both lanes of the highway were blocked, all occupants were out of the vehicles, and two ambulances evaluated two apparent walking-wounded patients at the scene. An air medical flight was checked for availability but ultimately was not needed.
Suspicious Activity 06/18/2026 01:30 PM	S Fork Rd, Columbus, MT 59019	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible suspicious truck that arrived on their rural property, with the driver unknown and being avoided.
Weapons 06/18/2026 01:27 PM	S Fork Rd, Columbus, MT 59019	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch and officers coordinate contact with a person at a residence, asking that the person wait outside to avoid being near a firearm until law enforcement arrives.
Weapons 06/18/2026 01:26 PM	S Fork Rd, Columbus, MT 59019	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible firearm inside a residence that has been unloaded and is being locked away by an involved person.

Crime & Safety Report for 97 Balfour Loop, Reed Pt, MT 59069