In 2025, Boise police reported 688 violent crimes (289 per 100,000 residents), including 3 murders, 38 robberies and 488 aggravated assaults, plus 2,007 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 238,450. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 3 large Idaho cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency ID0010100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nampa | 310 | 377 | 1 | 670 | Totals |
| Boise | 289 | 688 | 3 | 842 | Totals |
| Meridian | 137 | 199 | 0 | 400 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Boise's violent-crime rate of 289 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 32% higher than the Idaho rate (218) and 10% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 347 residents, or about 13.2 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Boise ranks 241st for violent crime, in the lower half, and 287th for murder (3 murders, 1.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 71% of Boise's violent crimes and robberies 6%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 842 per 100,000, 38% higher than Idaho overall. Boise police logged 198 vehicle thefts (83 per 100,000, 309th of 351; Idaho: 53) and 157 burglaries (66 per 100,000, 26% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Meridian, 9 miles west; its violent-crime rate (137) is less than half Boise's.
Out-of-state cities near Boise's size (238,450 residents): Hialeah, FL at 173 violent crimes per 100,000 and Richmond, VA at 441.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Boise had 289 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 32% higher than the statewide 218. It is 2nd highest of the 3 Idaho cities on this site; Nampa is highest at 310. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Boise police reported 3 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.3 per 100,000 residents. The Idaho rate was 1.8 and the national rate 4.1.
198 vehicles were reported stolen in Boise in 2025, 83 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 309th of 351 cities on this site.