Ketchikan, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ketchikan, AK Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Ketchikan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,093.9 total crimes per 100K people in Ketchikan.
  • The overall crime rate in Ketchikan is -52.93% below the national average.
  • Ketchikan ranks #9 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Ketchikan ranks #4,051 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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Ketchikan Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ketchikan is 1,093.9 per 100,000 people. That's -52.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.69% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ketchikan
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 1,093.9 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 1 12.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 113.2 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 13 163.5 837.8 369.8
Burglary 5 62.9 379.5 269.8
Larceny 69 867.6 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 74 930.5 2,260.5 1,954.4

Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan

13
Violent Crimes
163.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Ketchikan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ketchikan is 163.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 611.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ketchikan each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.49% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ketchikan

74
Property Crimes
930.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 property crimes in Ketchikan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ketchikan is 930.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ketchikan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.84% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ketchikan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wrangell, AK 1,984 10 504.0 302.4 201.6
Craig, AK 1,028 6 583.7 389.1 194.6

Ketchikan SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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