Discover the 5 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Gooding County, Idaho

By Pennie Spruill Last updated Nov 28, 2023

Theodore Wendell

With 184.7 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2019, Wendell, a small city with only 2,700 people, has the highest violent crime rate in the county. It also has a high rate of property crimes, with 775.8 crimes per 100,000 people in the same year.

The Hagerman

With 113.3 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2019, Hagerman, a town of about 700 people, has the second-highest violent crime rate in the county. It also has a modest property crime rate, with 566.3 crimes against 100,000 people in the same year.

Shoshone people

There are about 1,500 people living in Shoshone, which is both the county seat and the biggest city in the area. With 268.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people, it had the third-highest violent crime rate in the county in 2016.

The city also had a high rate of property crime, with 1,005.4 crimes happening per 100,000 people in the same year.

This city has been named the poorest in North Carolina.

Gooding

There are about 3,400 people living in Gooding, which has the fourth-highest serious crime rate in the county, with 57.9 crimes per 100,000 people in 2019. Also, with 1,301.7 property crimes per 100,000 people in the same year, it has the highest rate of property crimes in the county.

Bliss

This city in New Jersey has the highest rate of obesity in the state.

With 66.7 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2019, Bliss, a town of about 300 people, has the fifth-highest violent crime rate in the county. The rate of property theft, on the other hand, is pretty low, at 133.3 crimes per 100,000 people in the same year.