State crime profile · 2024
Idaho Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 55 cities and 34 of 44 counties in Idaho (ID), ranked safest to most dangerous from 113 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-08-24
- 234.7
- Violent / 100K
- 754.4
- Property / 100K
- 55
- Cities
- 34
- Counties
Idaho violent crime is 234.7 per 100,000, 33% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Idaho records 234.7 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 33% below the national average (about the 14th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 234.7 violent crimes per 100K
- -33% vs. the U.S. average
- 691 Boise violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 12
- 452.8/100K Caldwell rate #1 (volume #3)
How safe is Idaho? FBI UCR data snapshot
Idaho (ID) reported 4,698 violent crimes and 15,101 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 113 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 234.7 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 754.4 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 2,001,619. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 55 Idaho cities and 34 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Idaho below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 208.9 to 234.7 per 100,000, a rise of 12.4%. City-level detail pages within Idaho include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Idaho ranks nationally
Idaho vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
235 Safer than 73% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,001,619 | 4,698 | 234.7 | 15,101 | 754.4 |
| 2023 | 1,964,726 | 4,755 | 242 | 16,466 | 838.1 |
| 2022 | 1,939,033 | 4,862 | 250.7 | 18,551 | 956.7 |
| 2021 | 1,900,923 | 4,592 | 241.6 | 18,345 | 965.1 |
| 2020 | 1,826,913 | 4,637 | 253.8 | 21,594 | 1182 |
| 2019 | 1,787,065 | 4,242 | 237.4 | 22,431 | 1255.2 |
| 2018 | 1,754,208 | 4,175 | 238 | 25,940 | 1478.7 |
| 2017 | 1,716,943 | 4,162 | 242.4 | 28,450 | 1657 |
| 2016 | 1,683,140 | 3,842 | 228.3 | 29,426 | 1748.3 |
| 2015 | 1,654,930 | 3,575 | 216 | 29,112 | 1759.1 |
| 2014 | 1,634,464 | 3,415 | 208.9 | 30,634 | 1874.3 |
Cities in Idaho
Safest cities in Idaho
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Moscow 19
Moscow
19 /100K
- Rexburg 70
Rexburg
70 /100K
- Meridian
Meridian
147 /100K
- Post Falls
Post Falls
152 /100K
- Lewiston
Lewiston
191 /100K
- Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene
242 /100K
- Boise
Boise
294 /100K
- Pocatello
Pocatello
341 /100K
What this shows Moscow is the safest sizeable city in Idaho, at 18.7 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Idaho
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Caldwell
Caldwell
453 /100K
- Twin Falls
Twin Falls
417 /100K
- Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
357 /100K
- Nampa
Nampa
353 /100K
- Pocatello
Pocatello
341 /100K
- Boise
Boise
294 /100K
- Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene
242 /100K
- Lewiston
Lewiston
191 /100K
What this shows Caldwell reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Idaho, at 452.8 per 100,000.
Boise recorded 691 violent-crime reports (#1 of 12) at 293.8 per 100,000 (rate #6). Caldwell recorded 322 (#3) at 452.8 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Idaho cities
Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.
- Caldwell
Caldwell
453 /100K
- Boise
Boise
294 /100K
What this shows Boise recorded 691 violent-crime reports (#1 of 12) at 293.8 per 100,000 (rate #6). Caldwell recorded 322 (#3) at 452.8 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 235,223 | 293.8 | B |
| Meridian | 140,353 | 146.8 | A |
| Nampa | 118,950 | 353.1 | C |
| Caldwell | 71,115 | 452.8 | C |
| Idaho Falls | 68,716 | 356.5 | C |
| Pocatello | 58,618 | 341.2 | C |
| Coeur d'Alene | 57,561 | 241.5 | B |
| Twin Falls | 55,932 | 416.6 | C |
| Post Falls | 46,835 | 151.6 | A |
| Rexburg | 40,164 | 69.7 | A |
| Lewiston | 35,036 | 191.2 | B |
| Moscow | 26,684 | 18.7 | A |
| Mountain Home | 16,927 | 200.9 | A |
| Chubbuck | 16,600 | 265.1 | C |
| Jerome | 13,399 | 111.9 | A |
| Blackfoot | 13,196 | 288 | B |
| Garden City | 12,956 | 656.1 | F |
| Rathdrum | 12,467 | 64.2 | A |
| Middleton | 11,550 | 129.9 | A |
| Sandpoint | 10,498 | 85.7 | A |
| Hailey | 10,039 | 179.3 | A |
| Payette | 8,790 | 295.8 | B |
| Emmett | 8,766 | 342.2 | B |
| Fruitland | 7,157 | 97.8 | A |
| Rupert | 6,399 | 640.7 | D |
| Preston | 6,282 | 63.7 | A+ |
| Weiser | 6,194 | 129.2 | A |
| Rigby | 5,756 | 173.7 | B |
| Kimberly | 5,618 | 53.4 | A+ |
| Shelley | 5,305 | 207.4 | B |
| American Falls | 4,857 | 267.7 | B |
| Buhl | 4,765 | 83.9 | A |
| McCall | 4,188 | 310.4 | C |
| St. Anthony | 4,137 | 169.2 | A |
| Gooding | 3,831 | 391.5 | C |
| Heyburn | 3,734 | 348.2 | B |
| Grangeville | 3,719 | 80.7 | A+ |
| Ketchum | 3,628 | 110.3 | A |
| Salmon | 3,357 | 119.2 | A |
| Soda Springs | 3,188 | 31.4 | A+ |
| Wendell | 3,039 | 230.3 | B |
| Bonners Ferry | 2,754 | 181.6 | B |
| Montpelier | 2,742 | 0 | A+ |
| Bellevue | 2,579 | 193.9 | A |
| Spirit Lake | 2,525 | 237.6 | B |
| St. Maries | 2,511 | 278.8 | B |
| Kellogg | 2,495 | 280.6 | B |
| Ponderay | 2,242 | 44.6 | A+ |
| Parma | 2,168 | 276.8 | B |
| Priest River | 1,852 | 108 | A |
| Sun Valley | 1,764 | 56.7 | A+ |
| Osburn | 1,688 | 237 | B |
| Plummer | 1,147 | 87.2 | A |
| Hagerman | 994 | 201.2 | A |
| Challis | 934 | 856.5 | F |
Counties in Idaho
34 of 44 Census county-equivalents (77.3%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Idaho, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Ada 44
Ada
44 /100K
- Canyon
Canyon
72 /100K
- Kootenai
Kootenai
69 /100K
- Bonneville
Bonneville
112 /100K
- Twin Falls 44
Twin Falls
44 /100K
- Madison 6
Madison
6 /100K
- Bingham
Bingham
81 /100K
- Bonner
Bonner
74 /100K
Nationwide peers for Idaho
Similar violent rate (~234.7/100K)
- Iowa · 238.5/100K violent
- Hawaii · 230.5/100K violent
- Utah · 229.2/100K violent
- West Virginia · 241.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~754.4/100K)
- New Hampshire · 927.6/100K property
- Mississippi · 952.6/100K property
- Florida · 1030/100K property
- Rhode Island · 1040.1/100K property
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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