Safest Cities in Idaho

Top 21 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Moscow at 18.7/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Idaho

Idaho lists 21 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Moscow at 18.7/100K violent down to Garden City at 656.1/100K on this cut. That is a 637.4/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 238.8 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Moscow reported 5 violent and 271 property offenses on a 26,684 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1015.6/100K sits beside the 18.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Moscow, Rathdrum, Rexburg, Sandpoint, Jerome.

Moscow offense desk

Moscow's violent rate rose 24.7% vs 2023 (15.0 → 18.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Idaho list.

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A Moscow 26,684 18.7/100K 1015.6/100K
2 A Rathdrum 12,467 64.2/100K 850.2/100K
3 A Rexburg 40,164 69.7/100K 522.9/100K
4 A Sandpoint 10,498 85.7/100K 1000.2/100K
5 A Jerome 13,399 111.9/100K 694.1/100K
6 A Middleton 11,550 129.9/100K 597.4/100K
7 A Meridian 140,353 146.8/100K 571.4/100K
8 A Post Falls 46,835 151.6/100K 642.7/100K
9 A Hailey 10,039 179.3/100K 478.1/100K
10 B Lewiston 35,036 191.2/100K 1312.9/100K
11 A Mountain Home 16,927 200.9/100K 525.8/100K
12 B Coeur d'Alene 57,561 241.5/100K 955.5/100K
13 C Chubbuck 16,600 265.1/100K 2686.7/100K
14 B Blackfoot 13,196 288/100K 909.4/100K
15 B Boise 235,223 293.8/100K 1110/100K
16 C Pocatello 58,618 341.2/100K 1586.5/100K
17 C Nampa 118,950 353.1/100K 742.3/100K
18 C Idaho Falls 68,716 356.5/100K 1209.3/100K
19 C Twin Falls 55,932 416.6/100K 1126.4/100K
20 C Caldwell 71,115 452.8/100K 977.3/100K
21 F Garden City 12,956 656.1/100K 1435.6/100K

Idaho overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.