Post Falls, ID Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Post Falls, ID Summary

Crime in Post Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Post Falls over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Post Falls:

  • There were 575 total crimes committed in Post Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,241.7 total crimes per 100K people in Post Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Post Falls is -46.57% below the national average.
  • Post Falls ranks #36 safest out of 61 cities in Idaho.
  • Post Falls ranks #4,534 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Post Falls Vs Idaho And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Post Falls is 1,241.7 per 100,000 people. That's -46.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.32% lower than the Idaho total crime rate of 1,354.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Post Falls
/ 100k People
Idaho
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 575 1,241.7 1,354.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 2.2 6.3
Robbery 4 8.6 9.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 76 164.1 185.3 268.2
Violent Crime 90 194.4 242.6 369.8
Burglary 87 187.9 204.2 269.8
Larceny 362 781.8 810.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 77.7 96.7 282.7
Property Crime 485 1,047.4 1,111.9 1,954.4

Post Falls Crime Compared To Idaho Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Idaho.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Post Falls

90
Violent Crimes
194.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 violent crimes in Post Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Post Falls is 194.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 514.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Post Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 412.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.88% lower than the Idaho violent crime rate of 242.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Post Falls

485
Property Crimes
1,047.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 485 property crimes in Post Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Post Falls is 1,047.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Post Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.80% lower than the Idaho property crime rate of 1,111.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Post Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spokane Valley, WA 108,076 4,750 4,395.1 4,062.0 333.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID 57,061 756 1,324.9 1,016.5 308.4
Liberty Lake, WA 12,897 272 2,109.0 1,907.4 201.6
Rathdrum, ID 8,968 70 780.6 691.3 89.2

Post Falls SnackAbility

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