Boise, Portland, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Boise in green. The most dangerous areas in Boise 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 Boise, Portland, OR Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Boise is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of neighborhoods are safer and 20% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Boise's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Boise is 0.1401 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Boise generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Boise may be as high as 1 in 6,518 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,706 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Boise, Portland, OR: about 0 per year. The south part of Boise has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Boise's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Boise to the Oregon 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, Boise is less safe than the Oregon state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Boise, Portland, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Boise about $2,349,678 in 2025, or roughly $263 per resident. This is part of Boise's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Boise, including every crime type and how Boise compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Boise's crime maps on the Boise overall crime page.

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Individual Boise Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Boise is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Boise.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Overlook, Portland, OR	D-	C-	F	D
King, Portland, OR	F	D+	F	D
Eliot, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D
Alberta, Portland, OR	F	C-	F	D
Woodlawn, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	D
Arbor Lodge, Portland, OR	D-	C+	D-	D
Irvington, Portland, OR	F	C-	F	D
Pearl District, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D
Slabtown, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D
Concordia, Portland, OR	D-	C	F	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Boise is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Leslie, Decatur, GA	C-	D	D	D
Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO	B	A	A	B-
Broadview, Seattle, WA	C-	C+	C+	D-
Chicot West, Little Rock, AR	D+	D-	D-	D-
South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F	F
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+	C
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
Southwest Corridor, Billings, MT	C-	C-	C-	B
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+	B-
Natomas Park, Sacramento, CA	A	B+	B+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boise, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Boise schools on SchoolGrade

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