Wasilla, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wasilla, AK Summary

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

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Wasilla the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,598.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wasilla.
  • The overall crime rate in Wasilla is 54.84% above the national average.
  • Wasilla ranks #25 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Wasilla ranks #8,686 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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Wasilla Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wasilla is 3,598.7 per 100,000 people. That's 54.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.15% higher than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wasilla
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 3,598.7 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 9 91.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 397.6 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 53 540.3 837.8 369.8
Burglary 11 112.1 379.5 269.8
Larceny 270 2,752.6 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 193.7 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 300 3,058.4 2,260.5 1,954.4

Wasilla 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 Wasilla

53
Violent Crimes
540.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Wasilla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wasilla is 540.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wasilla each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.11% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.51% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wasilla

300
Property Crimes
3,058.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 300 property crimes in Wasilla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wasilla is 3,058.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wasilla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.49% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.30% higher than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wasilla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palmer, AK 6,305 130 2,061.9 1,601.9 460.0

Wasilla SnackAbility

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