Lewiston, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lewiston, ID Summary

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

  • There were 979 total crimes committed in Lewiston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,820.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lewiston.
  • The overall crime rate in Lewiston is 21.35% above the national average.
  • Lewiston ranks #61 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Lewiston ranks #7,916 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.

Additional research about crime in Idaho

Lewiston Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lewiston is 2,820.4 per 100,000 people. That's 21.35% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.23% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lewiston
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 979 2,820.4 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.9 2.2 6.3
Robbery 2 5.8 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 118.1 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 63 181.5 242.6 369.8
Burglary 171 492.6 204.2 269.8
Larceny 673 1,938.9 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 207.4 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 916 2,638.9 1,111.9 1,954.4

Lewiston 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 Lewiston

63
Violent Crimes
181.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Lewiston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lewiston is 181.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 551.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lewiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.18% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lewiston

916
Property Crimes
2,638.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 916 property crimes in Lewiston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lewiston is 2,638.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lewiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 137.34% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lewiston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pullman, WA 32,848 339 1,032.0 940.7 91.3
Moscow, ID 26,240 362 1,379.6 1,288.1 91.5
Clarkston, WA 7,267 386 5,311.7 4,733.7 578.0

Lewiston SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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