Lewiston, ID Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lewiston:

  • There were 527 total crimes committed in Lewiston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,504.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lewiston.
  • The overall crime rate in Lewiston is -29.02% below the national average.
  • Lewiston ranks #51 safest out of 58 cities in Idaho.
  • Lewiston ranks #6,049 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,504.2 per 100,000 people. That's -29.02% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.57% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 966.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lewiston
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 527 1,504.2 966.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 5.0
Robbery 4 11.4 7.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 40 114.2 177.3 256.0
Violent Crime 67 191.2 230.6 359.0
Burglary 102 291.1 116.2 229.0
Larceny 311 887.7 552.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 47 134.1 67.4 259.0
Property Crime 460 1,312.9 736.3 1,760.0

Lewiston Crime Compared To Idaho Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Idaho.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Lewiston

67
Violent Crimes
191.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Lewiston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lewiston is 191.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 522.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lewiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.08% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 230.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lewiston

460
Property Crimes
1,312.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 460 property crimes in Lewiston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lewiston is 1,312.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 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 -25.40% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.33% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 736.3 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 33,105 315 951.5 821.6 129.9
Moscow, ID 26,684 276 1,034.3 1,015.6 18.7
Clarkston, WA 7,260 364 5,013.8 4,545.5 468.3

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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