Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Boise, ID Crime Grade
How Boise grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Idaho — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Idaho
7/10
vs. Idaho cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Boise, ID was 279.3 per 100,000 residents (666 incidents over a population of 238,450). That puts Boise Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% above the Idaho statewide rate of 220.4.
That ranks Boise #2,535 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 33% of them, and #13 of 21 in Idaho. Violent crime is down 7% year over year and down 12% over the last five years.
Boise, ID crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Idaho Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 279.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,535 of 3,771
- ID rank
- #13 of 21
- Safer than
- 33% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 7%
- 5-year change
- down 12%
- Population
- 238,450
- Reporting agency
- Boise Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Boise Police Department (FBI ORI ID0010100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Boise (red), Idaho (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Boise vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 316.9(735) | 261.4(625) | 280.2(664) | 298.9(703) | 279.3(666) |
| Murder | 1.7(4) | 1.3(3) | 2.1(5) | 1.3(3) | 1.3(3) |
| Rape | 107.8(250) | 89.1(213) | 76.0(180) | 75.7(178) | 60.8(145) |
| Robbery | 25.4(59) | 18.8(45) | 21.5(51) | 15.7(37) | 15.9(38) |
| Aggravated assault | 182.0(422) | 152.3(364) | 180.6(428) | 206.2(485) | 201.3(480) |
| Property crime | 1370.4(3,178) | 1225.1(2,929) | 1268.2(3,005) | 1133.0(2,665) | 833.7(1,988) |
| Burglary | 151.8(352) | 120.5(288) | 135.5(321) | 108.0(254) | 70.0(167) |
| Larceny | 1091.4(2,531) | 981.3(2,346) | 977.0(2,315) | 880.4(2,071) | 672.3(1,603) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 115.6(268) | 112.5(269) | 141.8(336) | 132.6(312) | 81.8(195) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Boise, ID Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Boise Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Boise calculated?
- Boise's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Idaho state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Idaho cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Boise Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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