Payette, ID Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Payette, ID Summary

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

  • There were 113 total crimes committed in Payette in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,285.6 total crimes per 100K people in Payette.
  • The overall crime rate in Payette is -39.34% below the national average.
  • Payette ranks #44 safest out of 58 cities in Idaho.
  • Payette ranks #5,423 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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Payette Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Payette is 1,285.6 per 100,000 people. That's -39.34% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 32.96% higher than the Idaho total crime rate of 966.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Payette
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 113 1,285.6 966.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 7.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 24 273.0 177.3 256.0
Violent Crime 26 295.8 230.6 359.0
Burglary 13 147.9 116.2 229.0
Larceny 68 773.6 552.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 68.3 67.4 259.0
Property Crime 87 989.8 736.3 1,760.0

Payette 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 Payette

26
Violent Crimes
295.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Payette in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Payette is 295.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 338.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Payette each year. That compares to a 1 in 433.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.61% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.26% higher than the Idaho violent crime rate of 230.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Payette

87
Property Crimes
989.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 87 property crimes in Payette in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Payette is 989.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Payette each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.43% higher than the Idaho property crime rate of 736.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Payette

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Meridian, ID 140,353 1,008 718.2 571.4 146.8
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
Ontario, OR 11,762 584 4,965.1 4,293.5 671.7
Emmett, ID 8,766 66 752.9 410.7 342.2
Fruitland, ID 7,157 46 642.7 544.9 97.8
Weiser, ID 6,194 11 177.6 48.4 129.2
Nyssa, OR 3,246 49 1,509.6 1,139.9 369.7

Payette SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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