Priest River has a population of 1,761. During the past three years, Priest River saw 131 arrests. For 2016, the Priest River's arrest rate totaled 244.18 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 25.44% makes Priest River lower than the national average of 327.51 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 2 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Priest River also totaled 41 arrests for property crimes during 2016. When compared to Ponderay and Sandpoint, Priest River is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Priest River had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2016, Priest River averaged 2 violent crimes and 41 non-violent crimes.
The city of Priest River experienced 28 violent crimes during 2007-2016. Of that total, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 4 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 22.
It is situated in Bonner county, Idaho with a total number of 7 employees - 0 female, 5 male officers and 2 civilians. Priest River PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is ID0090100, it belongs to the Mountain division in the West region with a region code of Region IV.