CrimeMetric

Crime in Idaho

Major crime across Idaho is 55% below the U.S. rate per resident: 30% lower for persons crimes and 60% lower for property crimes. That is the 51st highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 7.2% from a year earlier. Of the 48 places below, 26 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
45
55% below the U.S. rate
775 per 100,000
down 7.2% in a year
Persons crimes
71
30% below the U.S. rate
219 per 100,000
about flat in a year
Property crimes
40
60% below the U.S. rate
556 per 100,000
down 9.5% in a year
Social disorder
102
about the U.S. rate
2,367 per 100,000
down 4.7% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Idaho, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Pocatello94
  2. Lewiston83
  3. Twin Falls78
  4. Idaho Falls68
  5. Caldwell59

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Kuna25
  2. Eagle28
  3. Meridian32
  4. Nampa48
  5. Post Falls49

Among the 13 places in Idaho of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Idaho
Boise City5829% higher
Meridian3230% lower
Nampa486% higher
Caldwell5930% higher
Idaho Falls681.5 times
Coeur d'Alene5522% higher
Pocatello942.1 times
Twin Falls781.7 times
Post Falls499% higher
Eagle2837% lower
Lewiston831.8 times
Kuna2546% lower
Moscow5114% higher
Ammon6237% higher
Mountain Home3719% lower
Chubbuck861.9 times
Hayden6338% higher
Jerome44about the same
Blackfoot821.8 times
Burley499% higher
Garden City881.9 times
Rathdrum3523% lower
Sandpoint6032% higher
Middleton3718% lower
Hailey3327% lower
Emmett46about the same
Payette5725% higher
Rupert45about the same
Fruitland3034% lower
Rigby5522% higher
Shelley5214% higher
McCall5931% higher
Preston2739% lower
Heyburn3425% lower
American Falls3425% lower
Buhl2839% lower
Gooding5216% higher
Wendell419% lower
Salmon1958% lower
Filer3327% lower
St. Anthony2740% lower
Ketchum5419% higher
St. Maries6441% higher
Orofino5010% higher
Driggs2350% lower
Fort Hall426% lower
Montpelier3131% lower
Kellogg486% higher

The 48 largest places in Idaho, largest first.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol stands out most, at 2.2 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Idaho, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault13544.9
Aggravated assault72166
Murder511.8
Robbery146.2

Property crimes

Burglary4777.1
Shoplifting44138
Other larceny43215
Theft from vehicle3182.8
Motor vehicle theft2742.7

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol2201,091
Disorderly conduct103122
Trespassing103241
Simple assault73529
Vandalism57232
Weapons violations5656.0
Intimidation4295.4

How crime varies across Idaho

Share of Idaho residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5074.6%
  • 50–10017.3%
  • 100–2005.8%
  • 200–4001.9%
  • 400+0.4%

99.8% of Idaho residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

1,284 block groups and 2,057,938 residents. How the estimates are made