Most Dangerous Cities in Idaho
Top 21 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Garden City at 656.1/100K.
FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Idaho
Idaho lists 21 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Garden City at 656.1/100K violent down to Moscow at 18.7/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 637.4/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 238.8 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Garden City reported 85 violent and 186 property offenses on a 12,956 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1435.6/100K sits beside the 656.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Garden City, Caldwell, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Nampa.
Garden City offense desk
Garden City's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (86% of 85 Part I violent offenses; mix index 7,545).
Garden City's violent rate fell 4.4% vs 2023 (686.4 → 656.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Idaho highest-crime list.
Garden City violent offense mix (2024)
Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.
| # | City | Grade | Population | Violent Crime Rate | Property Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden City | F | 12,956 | 656.1/100K | 1435.6/100K |
| 2 | Caldwell | C | 71,115 | 452.8/100K | 977.3/100K |
| 3 | Twin Falls | C | 55,932 | 416.6/100K | 1126.4/100K |
| 4 | Idaho Falls | C | 68,716 | 356.5/100K | 1209.3/100K |
| 5 | Nampa | C | 118,950 | 353.1/100K | 742.3/100K |
| 6 | Pocatello | C | 58,618 | 341.2/100K | 1586.5/100K |
| 7 | Boise | B | 235,223 | 293.8/100K | 1110/100K |
| 8 | Blackfoot | B | 13,196 | 288/100K | 909.4/100K |
| 9 | Chubbuck | C | 16,600 | 265.1/100K | 2686.7/100K |
| 10 | Coeur d'Alene | B | 57,561 | 241.5/100K | 955.5/100K |
| 11 | Mountain Home | A | 16,927 | 200.9/100K | 525.8/100K |
| 12 | Lewiston | B | 35,036 | 191.2/100K | 1312.9/100K |
| 13 | Hailey | A | 10,039 | 179.3/100K | 478.1/100K |
| 14 | Post Falls | A | 46,835 | 151.6/100K | 642.7/100K |
| 15 | Meridian | A | 140,353 | 146.8/100K | 571.4/100K |
| 16 | Middleton | A | 11,550 | 129.9/100K | 597.4/100K |
| 17 | Jerome | A | 13,399 | 111.9/100K | 694.1/100K |
| 18 | Sandpoint | A | 10,498 | 85.7/100K | 1000.2/100K |
| 19 | Rexburg | A | 40,164 | 69.7/100K | 522.9/100K |
| 20 | Rathdrum | A | 12,467 | 64.2/100K | 850.2/100K |
| 21 | Moscow | A | 26,684 | 18.7/100K | 1015.6/100K |
Idaho overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.