Blackfoot, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Blackfoot, ID Summary

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

  • There were 318 total crimes committed in Blackfoot the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,556.9 total crimes per 100K people in Blackfoot.
  • The overall crime rate in Blackfoot is 10.01% above the national average.
  • Blackfoot ranks #58 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Blackfoot ranks #7,568 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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Blackfoot Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blackfoot is 2,556.9 per 100,000 people. That's 10.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 88.77% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blackfoot
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 318 2,556.9 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 8.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 1 8.0 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 289.5 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 43 345.7 242.6 369.8
Burglary 95 763.8 204.2 269.8
Larceny 159 1,278.4 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 168.9 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 275 2,211.1 1,111.9 1,954.4

Blackfoot 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 Blackfoot

43
Violent Crimes
345.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-6.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Blackfoot in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blackfoot is 345.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 289.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blackfoot each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -6.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 42.52% higher than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blackfoot

275
Property Crimes
2,211.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 275 property crimes in Blackfoot in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blackfoot is 2,211.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blackfoot each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.14% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.87% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blackfoot

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Idaho Falls, ID 68,162 1,172 1,719.4 1,371.7 347.7
Pocatello, ID 57,914 1,019 1,759.5 1,348.6 411.0
Chubbuck, ID 15,970 446 2,792.7 2,536.0 256.7
Shelley, ID 5,232 46 879.2 802.8 76.5
American Falls, ID 4,661 54 1,158.5 858.2 300.4

Blackfoot SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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