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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$13.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lewiston, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $819 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lewiston 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 Lewiston, ID Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lewiston's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Lewiston sits in the 38th percentile, ahead of 38% of cities and behind 62%. The grade covers only Lewiston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lewiston is 28.46 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 47 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Lewiston, ID report the most crime, about 285 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 31 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lewiston, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lewiston for 2025 is $13,027,967, about $341 per resident and $819 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Lewiston, ID:	$341
Ketchum, ID:	$629
Meridian, ID:	$206
Idaho:	$330
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lewiston is $341 per year, which is $123 less than the national average and $11 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lewiston:

In Ketchum, ID, crime costs $629 per person, which is $288 more than in Lewiston.
In Meridian, ID, crime costs $206 per person, which is $134 less than in Lewiston

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lewiston	Cost per Lewiston Resident
Murder	$1.77 million	$46
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.00 million	$52
Robbery	$108,999	$3
Assault	$2.21 million	$58
Kidnapping	$207,562	$5
Vehicle Theft	$392,293	$10
Burglary	$601,329	$16
Theft	$1.76 million	$46
Arson	$72,097	$2
Vandalism	$1.47 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$18,746	$0
Drug Crimes	$2.38 million	$62
Identity Theft	$49,983	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$13,027,967	$341

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lewiston, 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 Lewiston totals $21,905,172 ($573 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $34,933,138 ($914 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 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 Lewiston has 7, do the same, and of Lewiston's 38,236 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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Lewiston 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 Lewiston residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.008
Robbery	0.0906
Rape	0.8618
Murder	0.0246
Total Violent Crime	2.985 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.902
Vehicle Theft	0.6626
Burglary	1.734
Arson	0.0781
Total Property Crime	11.38 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0895
Drug Crimes	8.408
Vandalism	5.365
Identity Theft	0.1689
Animal Cruelty	0.0663
Total "Other" Rate	14.10 (D)

Individual Lewiston Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lewiston Orchards, ID	B-	B+	B+
Clarkston, WA	F	D	F
West Clarkston-Highland, WA	D+	C-	D
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA	C	C	D+
Transfer, ID	D-	D-	D+
Asotin, WA	B-	B+	C+
Clarkston Heights, WA	C+	B	C
Webb, ID	C-	C+	C
Lapwai, ID	C-	C	C-
Sweetwater, ID	D+	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lewiston is similar 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
Arnold, MO	C-	C+	C+
Calumet City, IL	D	D	D
Central Islip, NY	B+	C-	C-
Port Angeles, WA	D	D+	D+
Mattapan, MA	C-	D-	D-
Pleasant Hill, CA	D+	D+	D+
Pleasant Grove, UT	B	B	B
Pekin, IL	C+	B	B
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-
Paragould, AR	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Lewiston 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 Lewiston, ID average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lewiston schools on SchoolGrade

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