Ada County, ID Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ada County in green. The most dangerous areas in Ada County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Ada County, ID Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Ada County is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of counties are safer and 96% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ada County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ada County is 0.0242 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ada County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ada County may be as high as 1 in 19,780 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 73,918 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Ada County, ID: about 3 per year. The south part of Ada County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Ada County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ada County to the Idaho state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Ada County is safer than the Idaho state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Ada County, ID

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ada County about $24,904,087 in 2025, or roughly $45 per resident. This is part of Ada County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ada County, including every crime type and how Ada County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Ada County's crime maps on the Ada County overall crime page.

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Individual Ada County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ada County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ada County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Canyon County, ID	B+	A-	A	A
Gem County, ID	B+	A	A+	A+
Owyhee County, ID	C	B-	B	C+
Boise County, ID	B+	D+	A+	A+
Payette County, ID	B	B	A-	A
Malheur County, OR	C-	C-	D	D+
Elmore County, ID	C+	C+	A-	A
Camas County, ID	D+	B-	D	B+
Blaine County, ID	C-	C-	C	B+
Harney County, OR	D	D-	D+	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ada County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Luis Obispo County, CA	B+	D+	D+	A+
Kern County, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Cameron County, TX	D	D	D	B
Atlantic County, NJ	A-	A-	A-	A+
Santa Barbara County, CA	C+	D	D	B-
Ocean County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Charleston County, SC	D-	D	D	D+
Erie County, NY	B	D+	D+	A
Honolulu County, HI	A-	A	A	A+
Pima County, AZ	C	C-	C-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ada County, ID average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ada County schools on SchoolGrade

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