Violent crime
217 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,025 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−7% vs. the previous 12 months
Data through June 2026, FBI Crime Data Explorer
Crime in Idaho
The violent crime rate in Idaho is 217 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 32% below the U.S. rate of 318, and the 39th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. Violent crime is down 7% from the previous 12 months, and down 7% since 2018.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
601 per 100,000 residents, per year
11,147 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−12% vs. the previous 12 months
All reported
818 per 100,000 residents, per year
15,172 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
Annual rates per 100,000 residents, counted the FBI’s way, the same as every city on this site.
What counts, and who reported
Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. The agencies that reported serve 91.4% of the state’s 2,029,733 residents, and rates are taken over the population they serve. How we count
Where Idaho sits among the states
violent, per 100k, per year217
Idaho has the 39th-highest violent crime rate of the 50 states and D.C., and the lowest property crime rate.
Maine 89U.S. 318Washington, D.C. 786
The ring is Idaho; the tick is the rate for the whole country.
Reported crime by type
12 months to Jun 2026- Homicide2.1 (U.S. 3.9)−46% vs. U.S.
- Rape43 (U.S. 35)+23% vs. U.S.
- Robbery6.3 (U.S. 46)−86% vs. U.S.
- Aggravated assault166 (U.S. 233)−29% vs. U.S.
- Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson601 (U.S. 1,473)−59% vs. U.S.
See the table, with the change on the previous 12 months
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | U.S. per 100k | vs. U.S. | vs. previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomicideViolent | 39 | 2.1 | 3.9 | −46% | +32% |
| RapeViolent | 792 | 43 | 35 | +23% | −12% |
| RobberyViolent | 117 | 6.3 | 46 | −86% | +10% |
| Aggravated assaultViolent | 3,077 | 166 | 233 | −29% | −6% |
| Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson | 11,147 | 601 | 1,473 | −59% | −12% |
The FBI publishes property crime for states as a single total, so it is not broken down here. Red means more than in the previous 12 months, green means fewer.
Since 2018
per 100k, per yearViolent crime rate by year
Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault per 100,000 residents
| Year | Violent crime rate in Idaho |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 238 |
| 2019 | 238 |
| 2020 | 258 |
| 2022 | 252 |
| 2023 | 243 |
| 2024 | 237 |
| 2025 | 221 |
Homicide rate by year
Homicides per 100,000 residents
| Year | Homicide rate in Idaho |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 1.8 |
Why there is no 2021
No figure for 2021: that year the FBI switched every agency to its new reporting system (NIBRS), and so many had not switched yet that national coverage fell too low for a rate. The dotted line only joins the years on either side.
Cities in Idaho
6 city pages, per 100k, per yearMonth by month
Violent crimes in each city’s latest 12 months against the 12 before. Each chart has its own scale: compare the two lines within a city.
Boise650 −9%
Meridian219 +13%
Idaho Falls213 −21%
Pocatello225 +19%
Coeur d'Alene172 +32%
Twin Falls226 +15%
| # | City | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Idaho | Residents | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twin Falls128th of 302 | 400 | 1,004 | +84% | 56,494 | Sep 2026 |
| 2 | Pocatello136th of 302 | 383 | 1,312 | +77% | 58,690 | Jul 2026 |
| 3 | Idaho Falls179th of 302 | 302 | 823 | +39% | 70,454 | Aug 2026 |
| 4 | Coeur d'Alene182nd of 302 | 297 | 674 | +37% | 57,973 | Sep 2026 |
| 5 | Boise189th of 302 | 273 | 790 | +26% | 238,450 | Jul 2026 |
| 6 | Meridian251st of 302 | 151 | 371 | −31% | 145,320 | Aug 2026 |
How to read this table
The line under each city is its place among the 302 cities and county areas on this site, highest rate first. City rates use the same FBI definitions as the state, so each one can be read against the Idaho figure directly. Each department reports on its own schedule, so the 12-month windows differ a little between rows.
County police and sheriff areas in Idaho
4 pages, per 100k, per year| # | Area | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Idaho | Residents served | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canyon County (Sheriff)197th of 302 | 251 | 256 | +16% | 59,862 | Sep 2026 |
| 2 | Bonneville County (Sheriff)218th of 302 | 226 | 547 | +4% | 64,704 | Sep 2026 |
| 3 | Ada County (Sheriff)248th of 302 | 153 | 283 | −29% | 145,483 | Sep 2026 |
| 4 | Kootenai County (Sheriff)259th of 302 | 139 | 681 | −36% | 69,575 | Aug 2026 |
What a county area covers
A county police department or sheriff’s office is not the whole county: each row is the area that agency patrols, mostly the parts of the county without a police department of their own, with the population it serves according to the FBI. Cities with their own police are in the table above. Same FBI definitions as the state and the cities, so every row compares.
Neighboring states
per 100k, per yearRank among the 50 states and D.C. by violent crime rate, 1 being the highest. Same FBI window for every state: the 12 months to June 2026.
Common questions
answered with the data aboveIs Idaho safe?
By reported violent crime, Idaho is well below the national level: 217 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, against 318 for the U.S. It varies a lot from city to city: among the 6 Idaho cities on this site, Twin Falls runs 400 and Meridian 151.
What is the violent crime rate in Idaho?
217 per 100,000 residents per year, counting homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported to the FBI over the 12 months to June 2026 (4,025 offenses). The property crime rate is 601 per 100,000.
Is crime in Idaho going up or down?
It is going down: violent crime −7% and property crime −12% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before. Since 2018 the violent crime rate is down 7%.
Source and dates
FBI CDE- Source
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, via the FBI Crime Data Explorer: monthly offense counts and the population served by the agencies that reported
- Latest 12 months
- July 2025 to June 2026
- Reporting coverage
- Agencies serving 91.4% of residents
- History on this site
- 2018 to 2025 by year (no 2021), and month by month since January 2018
- Update schedule
- We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months that agencies across the country have reported in full.
- Methodology
- How we count, and what the numbers leave out