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

Crime per Capita in Caribou County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Caribou County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Caribou County, ID Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

B
B
Other Crime Grade
D-

$2.74 million

Cost of Crime™ for Caribou County, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $1,116 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Caribou County 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 Caribou County, ID Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Caribou County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Caribou County sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of counties and behind 57%. The grade covers only Caribou County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Caribou County is 32.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the northeast areas to 1 in 35 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Caribou County, ID report the most crime, about 91 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Caribou County, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Caribou County for 2025 is $2,740,269, about $386 per resident and $1,116 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 65.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Caribou County Compared to Other Counties?

Caribou County, ID: $386
Bonneville County, ID: $345
Ada County, ID: $263
Idaho: $330
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Caribou County is $386 per year, which is $78 less than the national average and $56 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Caribou County:
  • In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $345 per person, which is $41 less than in Caribou County.
  • In Ada County, ID, crime costs $263 per person, which is $123 less than in Caribou County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Caribou County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Caribou County
Cost per Caribou County Resident
Murder
$426,670
$60
Rape/Sexual Assault
$410,829
$58
Robbery
$29,557
$4
Assault
$371,741
$52
Kidnapping
$57,640
$8
Vehicle Theft
$49,195
$7
Burglary
$147,546
$21
Theft
$387,999
$55
Arson
$12,551
$2
Vandalism
$285,041
$40
Animal Cruelty
$3,624
$1
Drug Crimes
$542,976
$77
Identity Theft
$14,900
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$2,740,269
$386

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Caribou County, 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 Caribou County totals $4,904,976 ($691 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,645,245 ($1,078 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 county 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 Caribou County has 4, do the same, and of Caribou County's 7,095 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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Caribou County 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 Caribou County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.824
Robbery
0.1324
Rape
0.9550
Murder
0.0320
Total Violent Crime
2.944 (B)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.56
Vehicle Theft
0.4478
Burglary
2.293
Arson
0.0733
Total Property Crime
13.37 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1340
Drug Crimes
10.35
Vandalism
5.624
Identity Theft
0.2713
Animal Cruelty
0.0691
Total "Other" Rate
16.44 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Caribou County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Caribou County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
B-
A
B+
A+
B+
C+
B
B
C-
A
B-
B
B-
B+
C
A-
C-
C+
B-
B-
C+
B-
B+
B+
C+
A
B
B-
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Caribou County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
D+
D+
F
F
F
D+
A
A
D-
D+
D+
D-
D
D
F
F
F
A-
A
A
A
A+
A+
A+
B+
B+
C
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Caribou County is less safe than the Idaho state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Caribou County, ID average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Caribou County schools on SchoolGrade

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