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

Crime per Capita in Elmore County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Elmore 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.

 

Elmore County, ID Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
A-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$12.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Elmore County, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $1,041 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Elmore 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Elmore County sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of counties and behind 52%. The grade covers only Elmore County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Elmore County is 30.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the southwest areas to 1 in 37 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Elmore County, ID report the most crime, about 341 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Elmore County, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Elmore County for 2025 is $12,299,234, about $397 per resident and $1,041 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): 62.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Elmore County, ID: $397
Bonneville County, ID: $345
Ada County, ID: $263
Idaho: $330
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Elmore County is $397 per year, which is $67 less than the national average and $67 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Elmore County:
  • In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $345 per person, which is $52 less than in Elmore County.
  • In Ada County, ID, crime costs $263 per person, which is $134 less than in Elmore County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Elmore County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Elmore County
Cost per Elmore County Resident
Murder
$1.94 million
$62
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.59 million
$51
Robbery
$68,549
$2
Assault
$2.45 million
$79
Kidnapping
$327,433
$11
Vehicle Theft
$293,197
$9
Burglary
$597,119
$19
Theft
$1.27 million
$41
Arson
$51,739
$2
Vandalism
$1.33 million
$43
Animal Cruelty
$14,952
$0
Drug Crimes
$2.22 million
$72
Identity Theft
$159,248
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$12,299,234
$397

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Elmore 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 Elmore County totals $21,094,663 ($681 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,393,897 ($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 central 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 Elmore County has 5, do the same, and of Elmore County's 30,983 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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Elmore 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 Elmore County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.749
Robbery
0.0703
Rape
0.8467
Murder
0.0333
Total Violent Crime
3.700 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
7.884
Vehicle Theft
0.6111
Burglary
2.125
Arson
0.0691
Total Property Crime
10.69 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1743
Drug Crimes
9.680
Vandalism
6.010
Identity Theft
0.6641
Animal Cruelty
0.0652
Total "Other" Rate
16.59 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Elmore 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
C+
D
D
B
B+
B+
F
D-
D-
D
C-
C-
F
D-
D-
C-
D
D
D
F
F
A-
A-
A-
D-
D
D
B
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Elmore 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 Elmore County, ID average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Elmore County schools on SchoolGrade

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