Homer, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Homer, AK Summary

Crime in Homer research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Homer 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 Homer:

  • There were 98 total crimes committed in Homer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,662.7 total crimes per 100K people in Homer.
  • The overall crime rate in Homer is -28.46% below the national average.
  • Homer ranks #15 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Homer ranks #5,768 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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Homer Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Homer is 1,662.7 per 100,000 people. That's -28.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.34% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Homer
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 98 1,662.7 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 17.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 271.5 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 25 424.2 837.8 369.8
Burglary 4 67.9 379.5 269.8
Larceny 63 1,068.9 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 101.8 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 73 1,238.5 2,260.5 1,954.4

Homer 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 Homer

25
Violent Crimes
424.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Homer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Homer is 424.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 235.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Homer each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.38% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Homer

73
Property Crimes
1,238.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Homer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Homer is 1,238.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Homer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.21% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Homer SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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