Kotzebue, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kotzebue, AK Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Kotzebue the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,499.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kotzebue.
  • The overall crime rate in Kotzebue is 7.53% above the national average.
  • Kotzebue ranks #23 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Kotzebue ranks #7,476 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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Kotzebue Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kotzebue is 2,499.2 per 100,000 people. That's 7.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.34% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kotzebue
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 2,499.2 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 1,282.5 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 1,512.7 837.8 369.8
Burglary 9 296.0 379.5 269.8
Larceny 15 493.3 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 197.3 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 30 986.5 2,260.5 1,954.4

Kotzebue 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 Kotzebue

46
Violent Crimes
1,512.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
309.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Kotzebue in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kotzebue is 1,512.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kotzebue each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 309.05% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 80.54% higher than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kotzebue

30
Property Crimes
986.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Kotzebue in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kotzebue is 986.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kotzebue each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.52% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.36% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Kotzebue SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
10
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