Meridian, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Meridian, ID Summary

Crime in Meridian research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Meridian 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 Meridian:

  • There were 1,022 total crimes committed in Meridian the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 771.2 total crimes per 100K people in Meridian.
  • The overall crime rate in Meridian is -66.82% below the national average.
  • Meridian ranks #12 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Meridian ranks #2,912 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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Meridian Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Meridian is 771.2 per 100,000 people. That's -66.82% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.06% lower than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Meridian
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,022 771.2 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 12 9.1 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 133 100.4 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 186 140.4 242.6 369.8
Burglary 85 64.1 204.2 269.8
Larceny 698 526.7 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 40.0 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 836 630.8 1,111.9 1,954.4

Meridian 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 Meridian

186
Violent Crimes
140.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 violent crimes in Meridian in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Meridian is 140.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 712.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Meridian each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.14% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Meridian

836
Property Crimes
630.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 836 property crimes in Meridian in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Meridian is 630.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Meridian each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.26% lower than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Meridian

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nampa, ID 111,501 1,805 1,618.8 1,267.3 351.6
Caldwell, ID 66,940 1,172 1,750.8 1,307.1 443.7
Middleton, ID 10,845 109 1,005.1 774.6 230.5
Emmett, ID 8,007 120 1,498.7 874.2 624.5

Meridian SnackAbility

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