Gooding County, ID Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Gooding County is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of counties are safer and 74% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gooding County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Gooding County is 0.0482 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gooding County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gooding County may be as high as 1 in 15,809 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,757 in the west part of the county.

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

How Gooding County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gooding 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, Gooding 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 Gooding County, ID

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gooding County about $1,454,182 in 2025, or roughly $91 per resident. This is part of Gooding County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gooding County, including every crime type and how Gooding 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 Gooding County's crime maps on the Gooding County overall crime page.

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Individual Gooding County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jerome County, ID	B	B-	B+	B
Lincoln County, ID	B+	C+	A	C
Twin Falls County, ID	B+	B+	A	A+
Camas County, ID	D+	B-	D	B+
Elmore County, ID	C+	C+	A-	A
Minidoka County, ID	C+	B-	B-	B-
Cassia County, ID	C+	B-	B+	B+
Power County, ID	B	B-	B+	B-
Owyhee County, ID	C	B-	B	C+
Bannock County, ID	C+	B	B	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Gooding 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
Harrison County, MO	C+	C	C	D
Hancock County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B-
Hancock County, KY	A+	A+	A+	B+
Hancock County, TN	D-	D-	D-	D+
Winneshiek County, IA	B+	B	B	A+
Hardeman County, TN	F	F	F	F
Hardin County, IA	B-	B+	B+	A+
Hardy County, WV	A	A-	A-	B+
Harney County, OR	D	D-	D-	C-
Harrison County, IA	B+	B	B	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gooding County, ID average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gooding County schools on SchoolGrade

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