The Idaho Statistical Analysis Center (ISAC) is pleased to announce the release of the annual update to the Idaho Crime Victim Services Dashboard (https://isp.idaho.gov/pgr/sac/dashboards/idaho-crime-victim-services-dashboard/).

A collaboration between ISAC and the Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance (ICDVVA), the Idaho Crime Victim Services Dashboard compiles, analyzes, and visualizes multiple sources of data that focus on the experience of crime victims in Idaho's justice system. It is intended to be a resource for state and local policymakers, victim service agencies and program managers, and the general public to better understand the full scope of crime and victimization in the state. The dashboard currently includes data on community demographics, crime victims who reported their victimization to law enforcement, and crime victims served by a federally funded victim service program in Idaho.

Some highlights from this year's update:

-- The number of victims served by federally funded victim service programs fell 5% from 2021 (55,557 victims served) to 2022 (52,976), after rising 88% between 2017 and 2021 (from 29,503 to 55,557). Similarly, the amount of federal funding awarded to these programs in 2022 fell 13% (from $16 million in 2021 to $13.9 million in 2022), after rising 87% between 2017 and 2021 (from $8.5 million to $16 million).

-- The rate of victims served by federally funded victim service programs in 2022 was much higher than the rate of victims who reported the crime to law enforcement. In 2022, the rate of sexual assault victims who received federally funded victim services (4.7 victims served per 1,000 residents) was 4.1 times higher than the rate of those who reported to law enforcement (1.1). For intimate partner violence victims, that rate was 5.0 times higher (16.1 victims served per 1,000 residents, compared to 3.2 reported to law enforcement).

-- Based on regional need scores calculated by ISAC, southern and western Idaho ranked as the areas of the state with the highest overall need for victim service programs based on community demographics and reported crimes.

   -- Public Health District (PHD) 3, which is made up of six counties in southwestern Idaho and includes Canyon County, had the highest overall need score of the seven PHDs in 2022, and had the highest need scores in all five categories (Underserved Populations, Child Victims, Domestic/Family Violence, Sexual Assault, and Other Crime). In 2022, PHD 3 ranked 2nd in grant funding for direct victim services distributed to the district.

   -- Canyon County had the highest need score among Idaho's 44 counties in 2022 and ranked 2nd in grant funding received. The high need score was largely driven by a higher rate of human trafficking victims known to law enforcement in Canyon County than in any other county.

   -- Twin Falls County had the highest need score in the Domestic/Family Violence category and ranked 4th in grant funding in 2022.

   -- Valley County had the highest need score in the Sexual Assault category, and the 2nd highest overall need score, but was one of 21 counties that did not have a federally funded victim service program headquartered within the county's borders in 2022.

Explore more data on victimization and victim services on the Dashboard at https://isp.idaho.gov/pgr/sac/dashboards/idaho-crime-victim-services-dashboard/

The Idaho Statistical Analysis Center (ISAC) is located within the Planning, Grants & Research Department of the Idaho State Police. The mission of ISAC is to disseminate research, data and statistics related to crime, illegal drugs, victim services, and the administration of justice in Idaho. To learn more about ISAC, or to access other data dashboards and publications, visit our website at https://isp.idaho.gov/pgr/sac/.