Ola School · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Who polices Banks, and what they report
Banks has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Boise County. The Boise County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Banks alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Banks
Policed by the county
Banks is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Boise County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Boise County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Banks. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Idaho towns with their own police figures are Emmett (B−, 23 mi), Garden City (C−, 29 mi), Boise City (C+, 33 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Banks. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Boise County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Boise County without police of their own, which include Banks.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Boise County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Idaho towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett | B− | 23 mi | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Garden City | C− | 29 mi | 6.2 | 13.7 |
| Boise City | C+ | 33 mi | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| Meridian | B+ | 35 mi | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Middleton | B+ | 35 mi | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| Fruitland | A− | 39 mi | 0.8 | 5.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Banks. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Banks.
Banks and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Banks
Is Banks, ID safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Banks. Banks has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Boise County. The Boise County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Banks alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Idaho towns with a grade are Emmett (B−, 23 mi), Garden City (C−, 29 mi), Boise City (C+, 33 mi).
Who polices Banks?
The Boise County Sheriff’s Office. Banks is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Boise County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.