Bear Lake County, ID Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Bear Lake County in green. The most dangerous areas in Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake County, ID Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Bear Lake County is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of counties are safer and 83% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bear Lake County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Bear Lake County is 0.0393 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bear Lake County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bear Lake County may be as high as 1 in 11,128 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,801 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Bear Lake County, ID: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Bear Lake County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bear Lake County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Bear Lake 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, Bear Lake County is less safe 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 Bear Lake County, ID

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Bear Lake County about $503,321 in 2025, or roughly $74 per resident. This is part of Bear Lake County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bear Lake County, including every crime type and how Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake County's crime maps on the Bear Lake County overall crime page.

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Individual Bear Lake County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Caribou County, ID	C	B	B	A
Franklin County, ID	B	B+	A+	A
Lincoln County, WY	B+	A+	B+	A-
Oneida County, ID	C-	A	B-	B
Bannock County, ID	C+	B	B	A+
Sublette County, WY	C	A-	C-	B+
Power County, ID	B	B-	B+	B-
Minidoka County, ID	C+	B-	B-	B-
Cassia County, ID	C+	B-	B+	B+
Jerome County, ID	B	B-	B+	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Bear Lake 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
Jeff Davis County, TX	D-	F	F	D
McIntosh County, ND	D	C	C	C
McIntosh County, GA	B-	C	C	B
McCone County, MT	B+	D+	D+	B
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-	D+
Keweenaw County, MI	C-	D+	D+	D-
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	C	F	F	D
Kalawao County, HI	F	F	F	B
Judith Basin County, MT	F	C+	C+	D+
Johnson County, WY	C+	B+	B+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bear Lake County, ID average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Bear Lake County schools on SchoolGrade

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