Crime Falls In 2020 For Ada County

BOISE, ID — The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification has released their annual "Crime in Idaho" report for 2020.

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The report is a synopsis of statewide crime statistics gathered from law enforcement agencies across Idaho and includes such things as the Statewide Crime Profile, Crimes against Persons, Property, Society, the Arrest Profile, Hate Crime in Idaho, Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted, crimes categorized by jurisdiction and many other statistics.

The overall crime rate for Ada County fell from 2019 to 2020 7.74%. The number of crimes per 1,000 residents for 2020 was 41.01. For 2019, that number stood at 44.45.

Leading the downturn was gambling and bribery, both down 100%. However, like most statistics, those numbers are misleading. Each crime had one listed occurrence in 2019 and none in 2020. A 100% decrease is true, but does not tell the whole story.

Crimes of significance falling are:

- Homicide, down 45.45%. 11 in 2019 compared to 6 in 2020.

- Drug/Narcotic, down 16.40%. 5,482 in 2019 compared to 4,583 in 2020.

- Counterfeiting, down 14.38%. 299 in 2019 compared to 256 in 2020.

- Kidnapping, down 6.76%. 74 in 2019 compared to 69 in 2020.

- Assault, down 1.94%. 4,325 in 2019 compared to 4,241 in 2020.

- Larceny, down 1.63%. 4,775 in 2019 compared to 4,697 in 2020.

Crimes of significance increasing are:

- Prostitution, up 144.44%. 9 in 2019 compared to 22 in 2020.

- Animal Cruelty, up 31.25%. 16 in 2019 compared to 21 in 2020.

- Motor Vehicle Theft, up 28.74%. 341 in 2019 compared to 439 in 2020.

- Robbery, up 20%. 60 in 2019 compared to 72 in 2020.

- Fraud, up 8.67%. 1,938 in 2019 compared to 2,106 in 2020.

For a complete listing of Ada County crimes, see here.

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