Nome, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nome, AK Summary

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

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Nome the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,538.1 total crimes per 100K people in Nome.
  • The overall crime rate in Nome is 9.20% above the national average.
  • Nome ranks #24 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Nome ranks #7,543 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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Nome Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nome is 2,538.1 per 100,000 people. That's 9.20% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.08% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nome
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 2,538.1 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 1 28.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 648.6 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 72 2,030.5 837.8 369.8
Burglary 1 28.2 379.5 269.8
Larceny 16 451.2 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 28.2 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 18 507.6 2,260.5 1,954.4

Nome 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 Nome

72
Violent Crimes
2,030.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
449.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Nome in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nome is 2,030.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nome each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 449.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 142.34% higher than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nome

18
Property Crimes
507.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Nome in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nome is 507.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nome each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.54% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Nome SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
10
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