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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$74,860

Cost of Crime™ for May, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $960 per household.

More cost data

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

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where May's combined rate is higher than the norm. May sits in the 22nd percentile, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only May's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in May is 36.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of May, ID report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in May, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in May for 2025 is $74,860, about $451 per resident and $960 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 21.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

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

May, ID:	$451
Ketchum, ID:	$629
Meridian, ID:	$206
Idaho:	$330
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in May is $451 per year, which is $13 less than the national average and $121 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to May:

In Ketchum, ID, crime costs $629 per person, which is $178 more than in May.
In Meridian, ID, crime costs $206 per person, which is $245 less than in May

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to May	Cost per May Resident
Murder	$15,024	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,660	$64
Robbery	$792	$5
Assault	$7,550	$45
Kidnapping	$865	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1,093	$7
Burglary	$3,918	$24
Theft	$6,220	$37
Arson	$465	$3
Vandalism	$7,180	$43
Animal Cruelty	$123	$1
Drug Crimes	$20,614	$124
Identity Theft	$356	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$74,860	$451

The Intangible Cost of Crime in May, 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 May totals $152,858 ($921 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $227,718 ($1,372 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of May's 166 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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May 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 May residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.584
Robbery	0.1517
Rape	1.059
Murder	0.0482
Total Violent Crime	2.843 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.235
Vehicle Theft	0.4251
Burglary	2.602
Arson	0.1161
Total Property Crime	10.38 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0859
Drug Crimes	16.79
Vandalism	6.054
Identity Theft	0.2769
Animal Cruelty	0.1005
Total "Other" Rate	23.31 (F)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ellis, ID	D+	B-	B
Patterson, ID	D+	B-	B
Challis, ID	C-	B+	B
Lemhi, ID	D	D	B
Clayton, ID	D+	C+	C+
Leadore, ID	D	D	B
Tendoy, ID	D+	C-	B
Cobalt, ID	C+	C+	A-
Torreys, ID	F	F	F
Salmon, ID	D	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

May is higher 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
Blomeyer, MO	C	F	F
Buies Creek, NC	C	B	B
Buford, ND	C-	C-	C-
Bradleyville, MI	A-	C	C
Bradgate, IA	A-	C+	C+
Bona, MO	B-	C-	C-
Bluff, MS	A	A+	A+
Bluff City, KS	C-	B-	B-
Blue Mountain Lake, NY	B-	C+	C+
Blue Clay Farms, NC	B-	C+	C+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in May, ID average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See May schools on SchoolGrade

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