Mountain Home Police Department

Mountain Home Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Mountain Home in Elmore County, Idaho. The department serves residents and visitors within Mountain Home city limits, including neighborhoods around the city core and commercial corridors that support the surrounding high-desert community. Its area of responsibility covers patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, and community policing for municipal public safety, with coordination as needed with county and state agencies for incidents beyond city jurisdiction. Mountain Home lies along the Interstate 84 corridor in southern Idaho near Mountain Home Air Force Base, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for the city. Public safety emergencies in Mountain Home should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Mountain Home city, ID has an estimated population of 16,265.