Clearwater County, ID Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$1.53 million

Cost of Crime™ for Clearwater County, ID

In 2025, violent crime will cost $391 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Clearwater 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 Clearwater County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Clearwater County sits in the 59th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 59% of counties and behind 41%. The grade covers only Clearwater County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Clearwater County is 3.256 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 166 in the north areas to 1 in 355 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Clearwater County, ID report the most violent crime, about 12 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Clearwater County, ID

The tangible cost of violent crime in Clearwater County is projected at $1,530,474 for 2025, about $171 per resident and $391 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 48.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.4%

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

Clearwater County, ID:	$171
Bonneville County, ID:	$165
Kootenai County, ID:	$138
Idaho:	$169
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $171 per resident each year in Clearwater County, which is $88 less than the national average and $1 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Clearwater County:

In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $165 per person, which is $6 less than in Clearwater County.
In Kootenai County, ID, crime costs $138 per person, which is $32 less than in Clearwater County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Clearwater County	Cost per Clearwater County Resident
Murder	$407,603	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$546,713	$61
Robbery	$36,595	$4
Assault	$539,563	$60
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,530,474	$171

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County totals $5,479,220 ($611 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,009,694 ($782 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Clearwater 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 southwest 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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Clearwater County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.096
Robbery	0.1298
Rape	1.006
Murder	0.0242
Total Violent Crime	3.256 (B-)

Individual Clearwater County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lewis County, ID	D+	C+	B
Idaho County, ID	C-	C	B
Nez Perce County, ID	B-	B	B+
Latah County, ID	C	B	C+
Asotin County, WA	D+	C+	D
Whitman County, WA	D+	C+	D
Garfield County, WA	D	D	D
Columbia County, WA	D-	D+	D
Ravalli County, MT	A	B-	A
Missoula County, MT	D+	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Clearwater 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
Seward County, NE	B-	B-	B-
Fayette County, AL	D+	D	D
Fentress County, TN	D+	D+	D+
Fergus County, MT	C	C	C
Ferry County, WA	D+	D+	D+
Fillmore County, NE	B	B	B
Searcy County, AR	F	D-	D-
Seminole County, GA	C+	C	C
Sevier County, AR	F	F	F
Faulk County, SD	C-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Clearwater County is less safe than the Idaho state average and safer than the national average.

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