Valdez, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Valdez, AK Summary

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

  • There were 18 total crimes committed in Valdez the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 468.9 total crimes per 100K people in Valdez.
  • The overall crime rate in Valdez is -79.83% below the national average.
  • Valdez ranks #3 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Valdez ranks #1,680 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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Valdez Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valdez is 468.9 per 100,000 people. That's -79.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -84.87% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valdez
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18 468.9 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 52.1 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 104.2 837.8 369.8
Burglary 4 104.2 379.5 269.8
Larceny 10 260.5 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 14 364.7 2,260.5 1,954.4

Valdez 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 Valdez

4
Violent Crimes
104.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Valdez in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valdez is 104.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 959.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valdez each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.56% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valdez

14
Property Crimes
364.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 property crimes in Valdez in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valdez is 364.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 274.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valdez each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.87% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valdez

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cordova, AK 2,160 10 463.0 277.8 185.2

Valdez SnackAbility

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