Idaho Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

54 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 70/100 (Above Average).

What is Idaho’s crime safety grade?

Idaho earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 70/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 234.7 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 754.4 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 54 Idaho cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 54 graded Idaho cities, 6 earned A+, 20 earned A, 17 received B, 8 landed at C, 1 received D, and 2 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Soda Springs with an A+ grade (score: 94/100, violent rate 31.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Challis with a F grade (score: 22/100, violent rate 856.5/100K).

Roughly 48% of graded cities in Idaho achieved an A or A+ rating, while 6% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Idaho and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

6 cities

20 cities

17 cities

8 cities

1 cities

2 cities

Soda Springs

31
Ponderay

45
Kimberly

53
Sun Valley

57
Preston

64
Grangeville

81
Moscow

19
Buhl

84

What this shows Soda Springs reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Idaho. At 31.4 per 100K, it runs well below the Idaho average of 234.7. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Soda Springs	94	31.4/100K	313.7/100K	3,188
2	A+	Ponderay	92	44.6/100K	446/100K	2,242
3	A+	Kimberly	92	53.4/100K	356/100K	5,618
4	A+	Sun Valley	90	56.7/100K	453.5/100K	1,764
5	A+	Preston	90	63.7/100K	382/100K	6,282
6	A+	Grangeville	90	80.7/100K	268.9/100K	3,719
7	A	Moscow	89	18.7/100K	1015.6/100K	26,684
8	A	Buhl	89	83.9/100K	335.8/100K	4,765
9	A	Rexburg	88	69.7/100K	522.9/100K	40,164
10	A	Salmon	87	119.2/100K	178.7/100K	3,357
11	A	Weiser	87	129.2/100K	48.4/100K	6,194
12	A	Rathdrum	86	64.2/100K	850.2/100K	12,467
13	A	Priest River	86	108/100K	378/100K	1,852
14	A	Fruitland	85	97.8/100K	544.9/100K	7,157
15	A	Sandpoint	83	85.7/100K	1000.2/100K	10,498
16	A	Jerome	83	111.9/100K	694.1/100K	13,399
17	A	Ketchum	82	110.3/100K	854.5/100K	3,628
18	A	Middleton	82	129.9/100K	597.4/100K	11,550
19	A	Plummer	80	87.2/100K	1307.8/100K	1,147
20	A	Meridian	80	146.8/100K	571.4/100K	140,353
21	A	Post Falls	79	151.6/100K	642.7/100K	46,835
22	A	St. Anthony	79	169.2/100K	459.3/100K	4,137
23	A	Hailey	78	179.3/100K	478.1/100K	10,039
24	A	Hagerman	78	201.2/100K	201.2/100K	994
25	A	Bellevue	77	193.9/100K	465.3/100K	2,579
26	A	Mountain Home	75	200.9/100K	525.8/100K	16,927
27	B	Bonners Ferry	73	181.6/100K	980.4/100K	2,754
28	B	Wendell	73	230.3/100K	493.6/100K	3,039
29	B	Rigby	72	173.7/100K	1181.4/100K	5,756
30	B	Shelley	72	207.4/100K	886/100K	5,305
31	B	Osburn	71	237/100K	651.7/100K	1,688
32	B	American Falls	71	267.7/100K	288.2/100K	4,857
33	B	Spirit Lake	70	237.6/100K	712.9/100K	2,525
34	B	Lewiston	69	191.2/100K	1312.9/100K	35,036
35	B	Parma	69	276.8/100K	415.1/100K	2,168
36	B	St. Maries	69	278.8/100K	358.4/100K	2,511
37	B	Coeur d'Alene	68	241.5/100K	955.5/100K	57,561
38	B	Kellogg	68	280.6/100K	521/100K	2,495
39	B	Blackfoot	63	288/100K	909.4/100K	13,196
40	B	Payette	62	295.8/100K	989.8/100K	8,790
41	B	Emmett	62	342.2/100K	410.7/100K	8,766
42	B	Boise	61	293.8/100K	1110/100K	235,223
43	B	Heyburn	60	348.2/100K	616/100K	3,734
44	C	McCall	58	310.4/100K	1241.6/100K	4,188
45	C	Nampa	58	353.1/100K	742.3/100K	118,950
46	C	Idaho Falls	54	356.5/100K	1209.3/100K	68,716
47	C	Gooding	53	391.5/100K	965.8/100K	3,831
48	C	Pocatello	52	341.2/100K	1586.5/100K	58,618
49	C	Chubbuck	50	265.1/100K	2686.7/100K	16,600
50	C	Twin Falls	49	416.6/100K	1126.4/100K	55,932
51	C	Caldwell	46	452.8/100K	977.3/100K	71,115
52	D	Rupert	30	640.7/100K	750.1/100K	6,399
53	F	Garden City	22	656.1/100K	1435.6/100K	12,956
54	F	Challis	22	856.5/100K	963.6/100K	934

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Idaho's overall crime safety grade?

Idaho has an overall safety grade of B (score: 70/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 234.7 per 100K and property crime rate of 754.4 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Idaho have an A+ safety grade?

6 cities in Idaho earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 20 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Idaho?

Soda Springs is the highest-rated city in Idaho with an A+ grade (score: 94/100). Its violent crime rate is 31.4 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Idaho grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (70/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (54 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Idaho's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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