Bear Lake County, ID Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	D-

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$1.32 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bear Lake County, ID

In 2025, violent crime will cost $562 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bear Lake County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bear Lake County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Bear Lake County sits in the 62nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 62% of counties and behind 38%. The grade covers only Bear Lake County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Bear Lake County is 3.158 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 201 in the west areas to 1 in 461 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bear Lake County, ID report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bear Lake County, ID

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bear Lake County is projected at $1,324,325 for 2025, about $194 per resident and $562 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bear Lake County Compared to Other Counties?

Bear Lake County, ID:	$194
Bonneville County, ID:	$165
Kootenai County, ID:	$138
Idaho:	$169
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $194 per resident each year in Bear Lake County, which is $64 less than the national average and $25 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Bear Lake County:

In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $165 per person, which is $29 less than in Bear Lake County.
In Kootenai County, ID, crime costs $138 per person, which is $56 less than in Bear Lake County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bear Lake County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bear Lake County	Cost per Bear Lake County Resident
Murder	$503,321	$74
Rape/Sexual Assault	$396,461	$58
Robbery	$25,382	$4
Assault	$399,160	$59
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,324,325	$194

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bear Lake County, ID

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bear Lake County totals $5,346,456 ($785 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,670,781 ($979 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bear Lake County, ID, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bear Lake County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bear Lake County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.041
Robbery	0.1185
Rape	0.9600
Murder	0.0393
Total Violent Crime	3.158 (B-)

Individual Bear Lake County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Bear Lake County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Bear Lake County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Caribou County, ID	C	B	B
Franklin County, ID	B	B+	A+
Lincoln County, WY	B+	A+	B+
Oneida County, ID	C-	A	B-
Bannock County, ID	C+	B	B
Sublette County, WY	C	A-	C-
Power County, ID	B	B-	B+
Minidoka County, ID	C+	B-	B-
Cassia County, ID	C+	B-	B+
Jerome County, ID	B	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Bear Lake County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Jeff Davis County, TX	D-	F	F
McIntosh County, ND	D	C	C
McIntosh County, GA	B-	C	C
McCone County, MT	B+	D+	D+
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-
Keweenaw County, MI	C-	D+	D+
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	C	F	F
Kalawao County, HI	F	F	F
Judith Basin County, MT	F	C+	C+
Johnson County, WY	C+	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bear Lake County is as safe as the Idaho state average and safer than the national average.

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