Caldwell, ID Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Caldwell, ID Summary

Crime in Caldwell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Caldwell over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Caldwell:

  • There were 1,017 total crimes committed in Caldwell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,430.1 total crimes per 100K people in Caldwell.
  • The overall crime rate in Caldwell is -32.52% below the national average.
  • Caldwell ranks #50 safest out of 58 cities in Idaho.
  • Caldwell ranks #5,839 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Caldwell Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Caldwell is 1,430.1 per 100,000 people. That's -32.52% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 47.91% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 966.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Caldwell
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,017 1,430.1 966.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.4 1.6 5.0
Robbery 4 5.6 7.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 256 360.0 177.3 256.0
Violent Crime 322 452.8 230.6 359.0
Burglary 105 147.6 116.2 229.0
Larceny 524 736.8 552.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 66 92.8 67.4 259.0
Property Crime 695 977.3 736.3 1,760.0

Caldwell Crime Compared To Idaho Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Idaho.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Caldwell

322
Violent Crimes
452.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 322 violent crimes in Caldwell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Caldwell is 452.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Caldwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.12% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.34% higher than the Idaho violent crime rate of 230.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Caldwell

695
Property Crimes
977.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 695 property crimes in Caldwell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Caldwell is 977.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Caldwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.47% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.74% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 736.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Caldwell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Meridian, ID 140,353 1,008 718.2 571.4 146.8
Nampa, ID 118,950 1,303 1,095.4 742.3 353.1
Middleton, ID 11,550 84 727.3 597.4 129.9
Emmett, ID 8,766 66 752.9 410.7 342.2

Caldwell SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
7
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