This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Meridian. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
A
Overall Crime Grade™
A- |
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A+ |
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Other Crime Grade |
B |
$30.6 million
Cost of Crime™ for Meridian, ID
In 2025, crime will cost $582 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Meridian 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.
The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Meridian's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Meridian sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Meridian's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The overall crime rate in Meridian is 13.11 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 127 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Meridian, ID report the most crime, about 339 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 77 per year.
| Meridian, ID: | $206 |
|---|---|
| Ketchum, ID: | $629 |
| Eagle, ID: | $213 |
| Idaho: | $330 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Meridian |
Cost per Meridian Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$5.95 million |
$40 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$7.08 million |
$48 |
Robbery |
$262,490 |
$2 |
Assault |
$3.75 million |
$25 |
Kidnapping |
$745,614 |
$5 |
Vehicle Theft |
$2.36 million |
$16 |
Burglary |
$992,132 |
$7 |
Theft |
$2.70 million |
$18 |
Arson |
$336,007 |
$2 |
Vandalism |
$1.75 million |
$12 |
Animal Cruelty |
$34,855 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$4.43 million |
$30 |
Identity Theft |
$214,004 |
$1 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$30,598,234 |
$206 |
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 Meridian has 4, do the same, and of Meridian's 148,263 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Meridian, ID at ISP Reports.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 Meridian residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
0.8805 |
Robbery |
0.0563 |
Rape |
0.7874 |
Murder |
0.0214 |
Total Violent Crime |
1.746 (A-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
3.512 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.029 |
Burglary |
0.7378 |
Arson |
0.0938 |
Total Property Crime |
5.372 (A+) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.0829 |
Drug Crimes |
4.038 |
Vandalism |
1.648 |
Identity Theft |
0.1865 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0318 |
Total "Other" Rate |
5.987 (B) |
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Meridian is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Meridian.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
A | B+ | A+ | |
B- | B- | B | |
B | B | A- | |
A | B+ | A+ | |
A- | A- | A+ | |
A+ | A | A+ | |
C+ | B | B | |
B- | C | A- | |
B+ | C | A+ | |
A | A- | A+ |
Meridian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A- | B- | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D | F | F | |
B | B- | B- | |
D- | D | D | |
D | C | C | |
B- | C+ | C+ | |
C- | D | D | |
C+ | A | A | |
D | D- | D- |
Considering only the crime rate, Meridian 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 Meridian, ID average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Meridian schools on SchoolGrade
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