Idaho Falls, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Idaho Falls, ID Summary

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

  • There were 1,172 total crimes committed in Idaho Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,719.4 total crimes per 100K people in Idaho Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Idaho Falls is -26.02% below the national average.
  • Idaho Falls ranks #53 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Idaho Falls ranks #5,905 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Idaho Falls Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Idaho Falls is 1,719.4 per 100,000 people. That's -26.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.95% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Idaho Falls
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,172 1,719.4 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.9 2.2 6.3
Robbery 9 13.2 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 188 275.8 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 237 347.7 242.6 369.8
Burglary 305 447.5 204.2 269.8
Larceny 529 776.1 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 148.2 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 935 1,371.7 1,111.9 1,954.4

Idaho Falls Crime Compared To Idaho Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Idaho.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Idaho Falls

237
Violent Crimes
347.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 237 violent crimes in Idaho Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Idaho Falls is 347.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 287.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Idaho Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.33% higher than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Idaho Falls

935
Property Crimes
1,371.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 935 property crimes in Idaho Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Idaho Falls is 1,371.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Idaho Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.37% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Idaho Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pocatello, ID 57,914 1,019 1,759.5 1,348.6 411.0
Rexburg, ID 35,711 185 518.0 422.8 95.2
Chubbuck, ID 15,970 446 2,792.7 2,536.0 256.7
Blackfoot, ID 12,437 318 2,556.9 2,211.1 345.7
Rigby, ID 5,428 52 958.0 884.3 73.7
Shelley, ID 5,232 46 879.2 802.8 76.5

Idaho Falls SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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