The Boise Police Department is committed to keeping our community safe. The statistics below are for 2018 and show a decline in major and violent crimes over previous years. See below for a summary of crime statistics in Boise. To see the full, more detailed report, download the PDF below.
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See past crime statistic reports here.
| TOTAL CALLS | 153,780 | 146,564 | 151,275 | 3.2% |
| Type of Call | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | % Change from 2017 to 2018 |
| 911 | 28,571 | 25,783 | 27,210 | 5.5% |
| Non-Emergency | 70,087 | 63,630 | 62,336 | -2.0% |
| Officer Initiated | 55,122 | 57,151 | 61,729 | 8.0% |
| Public Initiated CFS | 98,658 | 89,413 | 89,546 | 0.1% |
| TOTAL AVERAGE | 8.56 | 9.20 | 9.05 | -.16% |
| Priority Level | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | % Change from 2017 to 2018 |
| Priority 3 | 3.80 | 3.93 | 3.90 | -0.8% |
| Priority 2 | 8.05 | 7.18 | 7.05 | -1.8% |
| Priority 1 | 12.45 | 14.05 | 14.63 | 4.1% |
| TOTAL | 8,068 | 7,120 | 6,983 | -1.9% |
| Type of Arrest | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | % Change from 2017 to 2018 |
| Felony | 2,283 | 2,292 | 2,317 | 1.1% |
| Misdemeanor | 5,785 | 5,384 | 5,568 | 3.4% |
| Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | % Change from 2017 to 2018 |
| Infractions | 20,949 | 18,990 | 22,846 | 20.3% |
| Misdemeanors | 12,313 | 12,646 | 11,036 | -12.7% |
| Felonies | 3,265 | 2,253 | 1,049 | -53.4% |
| Type of Crime | Jan-Dec 2016 | Jan-Dec 2017 | Jan-Dec 2018 | % Change from 2017 to 2018 | 2018 Cleared | % Cleared |
| Murder | 7 | 2 | 1 | -50% | 1 | 100% |
| Rape | 122 | 125 | 138 | 10.4% | 72 | 52.2% |
| Robbery | 53 | 68 | 54 | -20.6% | 25 | 46.3% |
| Aggravated Assault: Domestic | 11 | 37 | 44 | 18.9% | 32 | 72.7% |
| Aggravated Assault: Attempted Strangulation | 93 | 14 | 30 | 114.3% | 32 | 72.7% |
| Aggravated Assault: Injury to a Child | 11 | 11 | 5 | -54.5% | 3 | 60% |
| Aggravated Assault: Law Enforcement Officer | 7 | 7 | 6 | -14.3% | 4 | 66.7% |
| Aggravated Assault: Other | 291 | 298 | 248 | -16.8% | 137 | 55.2% |
| Burglary: Commercial | 170 | 224 | 188 | -16.1% | 20 | 10.6% |
| Burglary: Residential | 566 | 511 | 440 | -13.9% | 33 | 7.5% |
| Theft: Pocket Picking | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25% | 0 | 0% |
| Theft: Purse Snatching | 6 | 0 | 7 | 100% | 1 | 14.3% |
| Theft: Shoplifting | 968 | 1001 | 891 | -11% | 470 | 52.7% |
| Theft: From Building | 672 | 635 | 671 | 5.7% | 83 | 12.4% |
| Theft: From Coin-Op Machine | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Theft: From Motor Vehicle & Parts | 1171 | 1506 | 1167 | -22.5% | 40 | 3.4% |
| Theft: Other | 1339 | 1421 | 1083 | -23.8% | 86 | 7.9% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 343 | 367 | 265 | -27.8% | 51 | 19.2% |
| Arson | 45 | 41 | 41 | 0% | 10 | 24.4% |
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