Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lewiston, ID Crime Grade
How Lewiston 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Idaho
4/10
vs. Idaho cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lewiston, ID was 160.9 per 100,000 residents (56 incidents over a population of 34,805). That puts Lewiston Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% below the Idaho statewide rate of 220.4.
That ranks Lewiston #1,735 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 54% of them, and #8 of 21 in Idaho. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and down 15% over the last five years.
Lewiston, ID crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Idaho Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 160.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,735 of 3,771
- ID rank
- #8 of 21
- Safer than
- 54% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- down 15%
- Population
- 34,805
- Reporting agency
- Lewiston Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lewiston Police Department (FBI ORI ID0350200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Lewiston, ID
Also known as
- Stqhweyiyep
History
The community was founded in 1861 and named for Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Corps of Discovery. The native variant name is translated as “Becoming a Peninsula”. Capital of Idaho Territory 1863 to 1864. Incorporated in 1866.
Location
Located at the confluence of the Snake River and the Clearwater River.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lewiston (red), Idaho (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lewiston 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 | 190.0(63) | 184.4(64) | 124.9(44) | 191.2(67) | 160.9(56) |
| Murder | 12.1(4) | 2.9(1) | 2.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.7(2) |
| Rape | 66.4(22) | 57.6(20) | 28.4(10) | 65.6(23) | 57.5(20) |
| Robbery | 6.0(2) | 5.8(2) | 2.8(1) | 11.4(4) | 2.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 105.6(35) | 118.1(41) | 90.8(32) | 114.2(40) | 94.8(33) |
| Property crime | 2256.2(748) | 2650.5(920) | 1288.7(454) | 1355.7(475) | 1350.4(470) |
| Burglary | 470.5(156) | 489.8(170) | 272.5(96) | 296.8(104) | 224.1(78) |
| Larceny | 1665.0(552) | 1938.9(673) | 914.0(322) | 919.1(322) | 985.5(343) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 117.6(39) | 207.4(72) | 96.5(34) | 134.1(47) | 123.5(43) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lewiston, 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 Lewiston 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 Lewiston calculated?
- Lewiston'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 Lewiston 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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