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

Crime per Capita in Valley County

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

 

Valley County, ID Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
B-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$5.99 million

Cost of Crime™ for Valley County, ID

In 2025, crime will cost $1,512 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Valley County sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of counties and behind 65%. The grade covers only Valley County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Valley County is 35.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the northeast areas to 1 in 44 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Valley County, ID report the most crime, about 171 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Valley County, ID

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Valley County for 2025 is $5,990,325, about $477 per resident and $1,512 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

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

Valley County, ID: $477
Bonneville County, ID: $345
Ada County, ID: $263
Idaho: $330
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Valley County is $477 per year, which is $12 more than the national average and $147 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Valley County:
  • In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $345 per person, which is $132 less than in Valley County.
  • In Ada County, ID, crime costs $263 per person, which is $213 less than in Valley County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Valley County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Valley County
Cost per Valley County Resident
Murder
$917,513
$73
Rape/Sexual Assault
$707,195
$56
Robbery
$64,229
$5
Assault
$1.39 million
$111
Kidnapping
$119,662
$10
Vehicle Theft
$310,998
$25
Burglary
$287,994
$23
Theft
$658,302
$52
Arson
$36,233
$3
Vandalism
$471,186
$37
Animal Cruelty
$8,678
$1
Drug Crimes
$978,109
$78
Identity Theft
$40,536
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$5,990,325
$477

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Valley 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 Valley County totals $9,851,467 ($784 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,841,793 ($1,260 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 northwest 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 Valley County has 18, do the same, and of Valley County's 12,570 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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Valley 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 Valley County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.850
Robbery
0.1624
Rape
0.9279
Murder
0.0388
Total Violent Crime
4.979 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.11
Vehicle Theft
1.598
Burglary
2.526
Arson
0.1194
Total Property Crime
14.36 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1570
Drug Crimes
10.52
Vandalism
5.247
Identity Theft
0.4166
Animal Cruelty
0.0933
Total "Other" Rate
16.43 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Valley 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-
C+
C+
D
B-
B-
D-
F
F
F
F
F
C
D+
D+
F
F
F
C
B-
B-
C
C+
C+
D-
D-
D-
A-
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, Valley County 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 Valley County, ID average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Valley County schools on SchoolGrade

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