Both crime measures sit below the national benchmark, property crime by 43% and violent crime by 23%. The tension is direction: that 294 figure rose 8.9% in the most recent FBI reporting year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as worsening, so the 27th-percentile standing among 13,216 graded jurisdictions describes where Boise has been more than where it is going. Schools show a similar gap between the average and the parts. High schools average 6.7/10 and middle schools 6.5/10 across 76 rated schools, while Frontier Elementary scores 10.0/10. Idaho's 18 federal flood declarations between 1956 and 2024 establish that flooding recurs in the state; they establish nothing about whether one parcel sits in a FEMA zone. Every figure on this page is a city-wide average, and the block-by-block variation underneath it is where a buying decision actually lands.
Crime in Boise vs. the national average
Boise reports 294 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 23% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,110 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (43% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate rose 8.9% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as worsening.
| Boise | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 294 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1110 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Boise can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Idaho — the state SafeNest uses for Boise's flood context — list 18 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1956 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides". Idaho has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Boise address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Boise
Public schools in Boise average 6.6/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 76 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.7/10 on average, while middle schools average 6.5/10. The highest-scoring is Frontier Elementary School at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Boise: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Boise address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Boise
Is Boise, ID safe?
Boise records 294 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 23% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: B, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Boise?
Boise reports approximately 294 violent crimes and 1110 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Boise have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Boise, federal records show 18 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Idaho, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Idaho.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).