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ISP releases 2016 Crime in Idaho report |
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July 3, 2017 |
The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal
Identification released their annual "Crime In
Idaho" report for 2016 today. 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 2016
include:
* Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Property, Crimes Against Society
are classified as Group "A" Offenses, have
increased 5.4% from 2015.
* The crime rate in Idaho is 5,034.9 per 100,000 inhabitants. This
statistic is based on Group "A" Offenses and has
increased .07% from 2015.
* The number of Violent Crimes has increased 1.0% from 2015 with 3,712
violent crime offenses reported to law
enforcement.
* Crimes Against Persons were up 3.7% with 17,876 reported crimes.
Eighteen and a half percent (18.5-percent) of
victims of violent crimes were under 18 years of
age and 52.6% were committed against females.
The most frequent month of crime occurrence was
August and the least frequent was January.
* In 2016, no law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in
Idaho. Additionally, the number of assaults
against law enforcement officers was up 2.7%
from 2015, with a total of 338 assaults on
officers.
* Hate Crimes were up 27.3% from 2015 with 28 reported hate crimes.
* Crimes Against Society increased by 14.6% from 2015 with 22,775 crimes
reported. Drug/Narcotic Violations and Drug
Equipment Violations accounted for 94.7% of
Crimes Against Society, which has seen an
increase of 15.7% from 2015.
* Crimes Against Property increased by 1.9% with 44,438 reported crimes.
Larceny/Theft Offenses accounted for 48.3% of
the Crimes Against Property.
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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