Mountain Home, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mountain Home, ID Summary

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

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Mountain Home the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,234.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mountain Home.
  • The overall crime rate in Mountain Home is -46.87% below the national average.
  • Mountain Home ranks #35 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Mountain Home ranks #4,504 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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Mountain Home Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mountain Home is 1,234.9 per 100,000 people. That's -46.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.82% lower than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mountain Home
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 1,234.9 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 201.7 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 43 262.9 242.6 369.8
Burglary 21 128.4 204.2 269.8
Larceny 127 776.4 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 67.2 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 159 972.1 1,111.9 1,954.4

Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home

43
Violent Crimes
262.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Mountain Home in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mountain Home is 262.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 380.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mountain Home each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.36% higher than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mountain Home

159
Property Crimes
972.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Mountain Home in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mountain Home is 972.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mountain Home each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.57% lower than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mountain Home

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Meridian, ID 132,522 1,022 771.2 630.8 140.4

Mountain Home SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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