Anchorage AK Crime Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Anchorage, Alaska violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Anchorage AK crime rate for 2018 was 1309.62 per 100,000 population, a 8.84% increase from 2017.
  • The Anchorage AK crime rate for 2017 was 1203.29 per 100,000 population, a 5.17% increase from 2016.
  • The Anchorage AK crime rate for 2016 was 1144.11 per 100,000 population, a 6.84% increase from 2015.
  • The Anchorage AK crime rate for 2015 was 1070.91 per 100,000 population, a 23.87% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in AK
City Name Population Rate
Kotzebue 3,273 3,238.62
Nome 3,874 2,658.75
Bethel 6,509 1,520.97
North Slope Borough 9,743 1,519.04
Dillingham 2,365 1,353.07
Anchorage 291,992 1,309.62
Juneau 31,922 827.02
Kodiak 5,995 800.67
Kenai 7,888 786.00
Craig 1,285 622.57
Fairbanks 31,635 610.08
Wasilla 10,522 579.74
North Pole 2,096 524.81
Soldotna 4,731 380.47
Unalaska 4,546 373.96
Palmer 7,403 351.21
Petersburg 3,262 306.56
Ketchikan 8,300 301.20
Cordova 2,179 275.36
Sitka 8,588 244.53
Seward 2,850 210.53
Homer 5,797 207.00
Valdez 3,845 130.04
Haines 2,508 119.62
Wrangell 2,521 39.67
Bristol Bay Borough 843 0.00
Skagway 1,177 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Anchorage AK US
2018 1,309.62 884.96 380.56
2017 1,203.29 856.73 394.86
2016 1,144.11 804.56 397.52
2015 1,070.91 730.78 373.74
2014 864.57 635.51 361.55
2013 813.14 638.72 369.13
2012 828.70 604.13 387.75
2011 804.16 610.06 387.06
2010 837.66 635.30 404.50
2009 878.22 633.38 431.88
2008 945.13 652.05 458.61
2007 846.41 661.32 471.77
2006 933.41 688.01 479.34
2005 735.58 632.34 469.04
2004 790.61 632.30 463.16
2003 643.34 598.04 475.84
2002 0.00 565.41 494.38
2001 0.00 589.46 504.52
2000 0.00 566.89 506.53
1999 0.00 630.83 522.95