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Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Idaho (2026)

Jefferson has the lowest violent crime rate of any county in Idaho, at 55.2 per 100k, followed by Franklin and Bear Lake. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average)

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Safest counties for violent crime rate in Idaho

Top 25 of 44 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Idaho
RankCountyValue
1Jefferson55.2 per 100k
2Franklin58.5 per 100k
3Bear Lake60.8 per 100k
4Latah72.1 per 100k
5Madison75.3 per 100k
6Lewis77.6 per 100k
7Camas84.5 per 100k
8Bonner100.1 per 100k
9Fremont117.5 per 100k
10Teton118.9 per 100k
11Cassia132.0 per 100k
12Caribou143.8 per 100k
13Washington149.0 per 100k
14Butte155.6 per 100k
15Nez Perce161.8 per 100k
16Bingham169.7 per 100k
17Adams180.6 per 100k
18Blaine185.0 per 100k
19Idaho189.0 per 100k
20Kootenai202.6 per 100k
21Boundary204.7 per 100k
22Minidoka212.4 per 100k
23Power223.1 per 100k
24Custer227.4 per 100k
25Elmore229.6 per 100k

How this ranking works

This page ranks Idaho counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

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