The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Boise, ID: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$239.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Boise, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $771 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Boise area with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Boise, ID Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Boise area's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Boise sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only the Boise area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Boise area is 19.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 80 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Boise, ID report the most crime, about 3,673 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 607 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Boise, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Boise for 2025 is $239,277,563, about $285 per resident and $771 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Boise Compared to Other Cities?

Boise, ID:	$285
Ketchum, ID:	$629
Meridian, ID:	$206
Idaho:	$330
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Boise is $285 per year, which is $180 less than the national average and $45 less than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Boise:

In Ketchum, ID, crime costs $629 per person, which is $344 more than in Boise.
In Meridian, ID, crime costs $206 per person, which is $78 less than in Boise

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Boise for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Boise	Cost per Boise Resident
Murder	$43.2 million	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$44.6 million	$53
Robbery	$1.83 million	$2
Assault	$35.8 million	$43
Kidnapping	$6.58 million	$8
Vehicle Theft	$15.5 million	$18
Burglary	$9.71 million	$12
Theft	$23.7 million	$28
Arson	$1.80 million	$2
Vandalism	$15.6 million	$19
Animal Cruelty	$272,998	$0
Drug Crimes	$38.9 million	$46
Identity Theft	$1.83 million	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$239,277,563	$285

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Boise, ID

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Boise totals $510,029,086 ($607 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $749,306,649 ($891 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the Boise area has 29, do the same, and of the Boise area's 840,717 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Boise Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Boise residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.482
Robbery	0.0691
Rape	0.8746
Murder	0.0274
Total Violent Crime	2.453 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.454
Vehicle Theft	1.189
Burglary	1.273
Arson	0.0885
Total Property Crime	8.005 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1290
Drug Crimes	6.250
Vandalism	2.593
Identity Theft	0.2816
Animal Cruelty	0.0439
Total "Other" Rate	9.297 (C)

Individual Boise Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the Boise area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Boise area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Garden City, ID	B-	B-	B
Meridian, ID	A	A-	A+
Eagle, ID	A	B+	A+
Kuna, ID	A-	A-	A+
Mora, ID	A+	A	A+
Robie Creek, ID	B+	A	A+
Star, ID	A	B+	A+
Nampa, ID	C+	B	B
Pearl, ID	B	A	A+
Middleton, ID	B+	C	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Boise is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fort Myers, FL	A	B	B
Colorado Springs, CO	D-	D+	D+
Greensboro, NC	D+	C-	C-
Stockton, CA	D	F	F
Little Rock, AR	D-	D-	D-
Charleston, SC	D-	D	D
Lakeland, FL	A	B	B
Dayton, OH	C-	C	C
Akron, OH	D+	C	C
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, the Boise area is safer than the Idaho state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boise, ID average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Boise schools on SchoolGrade

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