Meridian, ID Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Meridian, ID Summary

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

  • There were 1,008 total crimes committed in Meridian in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 718.2 total crimes per 100K people in Meridian.
  • The overall crime rate in Meridian is -66.11% below the national average.
  • Meridian ranks #23 safest out of 58 cities in Idaho.
  • Meridian ranks #3,244 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.

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Meridian Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Meridian is 718.2 per 100,000 people. That's -66.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -25.72% lower than the Idaho total crime rate of 966.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Meridian
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,008 718.2 966.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 0.7 1.6 5.0
Robbery 15 10.7 7.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 148 105.4 177.3 256.0
Violent Crime 206 146.8 230.6 359.0
Burglary 73 52.0 116.2 229.0
Larceny 677 482.4 552.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 52 37.0 67.4 259.0
Property Crime 802 571.4 736.3 1,760.0

Meridian 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 Meridian

206
Violent Crimes
146.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 206 violent crimes in Meridian in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Meridian is 146.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 681.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Meridian each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.36% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 230.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Meridian

802
Property Crimes
571.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 802 property crimes in Meridian in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Meridian is 571.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Meridian each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.39% lower than the Idaho property crime rate of 736.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Meridian

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nampa, ID 118,950 1,303 1,095.4 742.3 353.1
Caldwell, ID 71,115 1,017 1,430.1 977.3 452.8
Middleton, ID 11,550 84 727.3 597.4 129.9
Emmett, ID 8,766 66 752.9 410.7 342.2

Meridian SnackAbility

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