Anchorage, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Anchorage, AK Summary

Crime in Anchorage research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anchorage over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anchorage:

  • There were 11,189 total crimes committed in Anchorage the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,914.7 total crimes per 100K people in Anchorage.
  • The overall crime rate in Anchorage is 68.43% above the national average.
  • Anchorage ranks #26 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Anchorage ranks #8,904 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Anchorage Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anchorage is 3,914.7 per 100,000 people. That's 68.43% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.35% higher than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anchorage
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11,189 3,914.7 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 29 10.1 6.7 6.3
Robbery 436 152.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,332 815.9 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3,289 1,150.7 837.8 369.8
Burglary 1,179 412.5 379.5 269.8
Larceny 5,605 1,961.0 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,116 390.5 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 7,900 2,764.0 2,260.5 1,954.4

Anchorage Crime Compared To Alaska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alaska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Anchorage

3,289
Violent Crimes
1,150.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
211.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,289 violent crimes in Anchorage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anchorage is 1,150.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anchorage each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 211.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.34% higher than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anchorage

7,900
Property Crimes
2,764.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,900 property crimes in Anchorage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anchorage is 2,764.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anchorage each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.42% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.27% higher than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Anchorage SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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