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Salmon, ID crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Salmon has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Salmon is 1 in 97. How does Salmon fare compared to other communities in Idaho of all population sizes? Salmon's crime rate is lower than approximately 28% of Idaho communities.

How does the crime rate in Salmon compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Salmon with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Salmon's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Salmon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Salmon.

For Salmon, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Salmon is one in 161.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Salmon is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Salmon than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 247.

Salmon Crime Data

total Crime Index

47

(100 is safest)


Safer than 47% of U.S. cities.

Salmon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

20

13

33

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.22

4.04

10.26

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.22
2.41
National Median: 4
    Salmon
    Idaho

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 161

in Salmon

1 in 414

in Idaho

Salmon Violent Crimes

Population: 3,216
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 20
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.22

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.04
9.27
National Median: 20
    Salmon
    Idaho

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 247

in Salmon

1 in 108

in Idaho

Property Crimes

Population: 3,216
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1 12 0
Rate per 1,000 0.31 3.73 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Salmon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
14
18
National Median: 27.0
    Salmon
    Idaho

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