CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Boise Police Department

Crime in Boise, ID

The violent crime rate in Boise is 273 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 38% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Boise in the winter of 2021.
Photo: Jyoni Shuler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

273 per 100,000 residents, per year

650 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

790 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,884 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,063 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,534 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 238,450, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Boise sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

273

Boise has the 189th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 113 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Boise; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Palm Bay, FL288184
Ann Arbor, MI286185
Laredo, TX285186
Boynton Beach, FL278187
Fort Wayne, IN276188
Boise, ID273189
Cheyenne, WY270190
El Paso, TX270191
Kent, WA264192
Irving, TX259193
Peoria, AZ255194

The places closest to Boise in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Crime by neighborhood

24 neighborhoods, 12 months to Aug 2026
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SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area for details.

Lowest violent crime rates

  1. Highlands166−77% vs. city
  2. Pierce Park214−70% vs. city
  3. Barber Valley249−65% vs. city
  4. Southwest Ada County Alliance377−47% vs. city
  5. Centennial391−45% vs. city

Highest violent crime rates

  1. Downtown Boise5,513+678% vs. city; far more people work here than live here
  2. Liberty Park2,988+322% vs. city
  3. West End1,230+74% vs. city
  4. Veterans Park1,044+47% vs. city
  5. West Bench814+15% vs. city
All 24 neighborhoods, ranked by violent crime rate

RankNeighborhoodViolent per 100kProperty per 100kResidentsvs. city
1Downtown Boise5,5136,5774,698+678%
2Liberty Park2,9881,2763,213+322%
3West End1,2301,6753,822+74%
4Veterans Park1,0449313,544+47%
5West Bench8149759,946+15%
6Vista80483111,074+13%
7Central Bench7241,6785,662+2%
8Hillcrest7247034,696+2%
9West Boise7201,43019,440+2%
10Northwest6665405,555−6%
11Depot Bench6207086,778−13%
12Borah5816077,574−18%
13Winstead Park5634226,391−21%
14East End5617957,670−21%
15Sunset5488713,101−23%
16West Valley45151128,352−36%
17Southeast Boise40272137,856−43%
18North End39878610,813−44%
19Collister3935678,642−44%
20Centennial39175712,291−45%
21Southwest Ada County Alliance37749411,141−47%
22Barber Valley2492966,416−65%
23Pierce Park2149642,801−70%
24Highlands1664693,625−77%

Boise’s 35 registered neighborhood associations. They do not cover the whole city, so some incidents count for the city but not for any neighborhood. Population from the 2020 Census blocks inside each association and inside city limits, scaled to the city’s current total. Associations with fewer than 2,500 residents are drawn but not rated. Small areas swing more from month to month, so rates use the last 12 months.

All 24 neighborhoods side by side, with property crime and the change from a year earlier: Boise neighborhoods by reported crime rate.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent20.8—−50%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Boise Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −9%

020406080100AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul4447
Violent crimes per month in Boise, ID, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202565Aug 202478
Sep 202552Sep 202462
Oct 202555Oct 202467
Nov 202563Nov 202461
Dec 202564Dec 202451
Jan 202659Jan 202554
Feb 202657Feb 202541
Mar 202655Mar 202553
Apr 202634Apr 202578
May 202666May 202559
Jun 202636Jun 202561
Jul 202644Jul 202547

Homicides 2 vs. 4

0123AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul10
Homicides per month in Boise, ID, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20261Jul 20250

1 in 2026 through July, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Boise, ID
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026441451
Jun 2026361810
May 2026661580
Apr 2026341410
Mar 2026551450
Feb 2026571230
Jan 2026591430
Dec 2025641560
Nov 2025631641
Oct 2025551900
Sep 2025521590
Aug 2025651790
Jul 2025471890
Jun 2025611601
May 2025591790
Apr 2025781670
Mar 2025531760
Feb 2025411410
Jan 2025541711
Dec 2024511770
Nov 2024612070
Oct 2024672462
Sep 2024622630
Aug 2024782500
Jul 2024722150
Jun 2024572130
May 2024522280
Apr 2024482450
Mar 2024552331
Feb 2024471720
Jan 2024602220
Dec 2023642281
Nov 2023361940
Oct 2023392660
Sep 2023702320
Aug 2023532690

When crime happens in Boise

12 months to Aug 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Boise happened between 5 pm and 2 am. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 7 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 2 pm

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Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Boise Police Department; 9% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Boise by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am112536
7 am82432
8 am92332
9 am134861
10 am125062
11 am154358
12 pm144458
1 pm164460
2 pm186078
3 pm135669
4 pm213960
5 pm245983
6 pm216586
7 pm3180111
8 pm2874102
9 pm256186
10 pm346397
11 pm405090
12 am455196
1 am603393
2 am432770
3 am171734
4 am101424
5 am61521
Total with a known time5341,0651,599
Property crime in Boise by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am123850
7 am153651
8 am154560
9 am215778
10 am245074
11 am185876
12 pm2981110
1 pm4799146
2 pm48112160
3 pm4374117
4 pm45100145
5 pm4394137
6 pm4893141
7 pm2881109
8 pm3578113
9 pm3975114
10 pm3969108
11 pm326193
12 am334780
1 am183755
2 am193756
3 am222143
4 am192544
5 am61319
Total with a known time6981,4812,179

How Boise compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
254Hialeah, FL1461,347238,769Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Boise in population, Boise included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
128Twin Falls, ID4001,00456,494Sep 2026
136Pocatello, ID3831,31258,690Jul 2026
179Idaho Falls, ID30282370,454Aug 2026
182Coeur d'Alene, ID29767457,973Sep 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
197Canyon County, ID (Sheriff)25125659,862Sep 2026
218Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)22654764,704Sep 2026
248Ada County, ID (Sheriff)153283145,483Sep 2026
251Meridian, ID151371145,320Aug 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026

All 10 places in Idaho on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
93Missoula, MT5252,56279,184Aug 2026
122Bozeman, MT4141,66658,949Sep 2026
128Twin Falls, ID4001,00456,494Sep 2026
136Pocatello, ID3831,31258,690Jul 2026
179Idaho Falls, ID30282370,454Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
197Canyon County, ID (Sheriff)25125659,862Sep 2026
218Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)22654764,704Sep 2026
248Ada County, ID (Sheriff)153283145,483Sep 2026
251Meridian, ID151371145,320Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Boise by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Boise side by side with Meridian, Hialeah or Richmond, or with any other place.

Other cities and county areas in Idaho

8 closest of 9

Idaho as a whole has 217 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Boise’s rate is 26% above the state’s.

Ada County (Sheriff)MeridianCanyon County (Sheriff)Twin FallsBonneville County (Sheriff)PocatelloIdaho FallsKootenai County (Sheriff)

All 10 places in Idaho

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Boise safe?

By reported violent crime, Boise is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 273 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −9% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood: Highlands runs 166 per 100,000 and Downtown Boise 5,513.

What is the crime rate in Boise?

273 violent and 790 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,534 incidents reported to Boise Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026.

Is crime in Boise going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Boise had in 2026?

Boise Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 2, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Boise Police Department, via City of Boise Open Data (dataset BPD_Crimes_Public). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Boise

12 months to July 2026

From Boise Police Department’s own incident data for 12 months to Aug 2026, which counts more than what it reports to the FBI.

What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat4218+45%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal13858−31%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included309130−35%
Vehicle theft15364−27%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, which overstates them where far more people work than live: Downtown Boise in Boise.

The official source is Boise Police Department data on City of Boise Open Data. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

BPD_Crimes_Public
Source
Boise Police Department, via City of Boise Open Data (dataset BPD_Crimes_Public)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Published by the Boise Police Department under the FBI’s NIBRS standard, about ten days behind; the latest month fills in over several weeks and counts only once it has. Each incident counts once, however many charges it lists. We refresh every morning.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)