Idaho State Police Release “Crime In Idaho 2014” Report

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

Teresa Baker

Public Information Officer

Headquarters 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 884-7122

Fax (208) 884-7087

For Immediate Release: 07/1/14 at 3:20 p.m.

The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification released their annual “Crime In Idaho” report for 2014 today, July 1, 2015. The report is a synopsis of statewide crime statistics gathered from law enforcement agencies across Idaho and includes such things as the Statewide Crime Profile, Crimes against Persons, Property, Society, the Arrest Profile, Hate Crime in Idaho, Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted, crimes categorized by jurisdiction and many other statistics.

Highlights from the “Facts at a Glance” page and the changes from those categories from 2013 include:

Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Property, Crimes Against Society are classified as Group “A” Offenses, have decreased 1.9% from 2013.

The crime rate in Idaho is 4,650.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic is based on Group “A” Offenses and has decreased 2.0%.

The number of Violent Crimes has decreased 1.6% from 2013 with 3,180 violent crime offenses reported to law enforcement. Idaho is ranked 43rd in the US for violent crime rate, per “Crime in US 2013.”

Crimes Against Persons were up 0.8% with 17,008 reported crimes. Twenty-one and one-half percent (21.5%) of victims of crimes against persons were under 18 years of age. The most frequent month of crime occurrence was July and the least frequent was November.

In 2014, there were not any law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in Idaho. However, the number of assaults against law enforcement officers was up 7.5% from 2013, with a total of 286 assaults on officers.

Hate Crimes were down 18.7% from 2013 with 26 reported hate crimes.

Crimes Against Society were up 2.2% from last year with 18,098 crimes reported. Drug/Narcotic Violations and Drug Equipment Violations accounted for 94.4% of Crimes Against Society.

Crimes Against Property were down 4.6% with 43,480 reported crimes. The top five property items stolen were money, automobiles, jewelry/precious metals, tools and computer hardware.

The following are the types of crimes as reported in each category:

Crimes Against Persons

Murder

Negligent Manslaughter

Forcible Rape

Forcible Sodomy

Sexual Assault w/Object

Forcible Fondling

Aggravated Assault

Simple Assault

Intimidation

Kidnapping

Incest

Statutory Rape

Crimes Against Property

Robbery

Burglary/Breaking & Entering

Larceny/Theft Offenses*

Motor Vehicle Theft

Arson

Destruction of Property

Counterfeiting/Forgery

Fraud Offenses*

Embezzlement

Extortion/Blackmail

Bribery

Stolen Property Offenses

Crimes Against Society

Drug/Narcotic

Violations

Drug Equipment

Violations

Gambling Offenses*

Pornography

Prostitution Offenses*

Weapons Law Violations

*Specific offenses exist within the crime category. Refer to crime category section in “Crime In Idaho 2014” for additional information.

The full report is available for review or download on the Idaho State Police website at www.isp.idaho.gov. Look for the “Crime Statistics” under Quick Links or click here.

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While Idaho State Police can assist you in reviewing the information contained in the report, we are not able to provide causative interpretation as to why crime may have increased or decreased in certain categories or areas of the state. We suggest contacting local jurisdictions for possible crime trend analysis.

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Posted in District 1 - Northern Idaho, District 2 - Central Idaho, District 3 - Western Idaho, District 4 - Southern Idaho, District 5 - Southeastern Idaho, District 6 - Eastern Idaho