Preston, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Preston, ID Summary

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

  • There were 43 total crimes committed in Preston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 724.9 total crimes per 100K people in Preston.
  • The overall crime rate in Preston is -68.81% below the national average.
  • Preston ranks #10 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Preston ranks #2,734 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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Preston Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Preston is 724.9 per 100,000 people. That's -68.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.48% lower than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Preston
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 43 724.9 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 1 16.9 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 84.3 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 8 134.9 242.6 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 204.2 269.8
Larceny 33 556.3 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 33.7 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 35 590.0 1,111.9 1,954.4

Preston 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 Preston

8
Violent Crimes
134.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Preston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Preston is 134.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 741.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Preston each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.41% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Preston

35
Property Crimes
590.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Preston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Preston is 590.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 169.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Preston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.93% lower than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Preston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Logan, UT 56,267 816 1,450.2 1,272.5 177.7
Smithfield, UT 14,455 50 345.9 325.1 20.8
Tremonton, UT 9,038 174 1,925.2 1,759.2 166.0

Preston SnackAbility

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