Bethel AK Crime Rate 2005-2018

Interactive chart of the Bethel, Alaska violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2005 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 Bethel AK crime rate for 2018 was 1520.97 per 100,000 population, a 7.4% increase from 2017.
  • The Bethel AK crime rate for 2017 was 1416.12 per 100,000 population, a 34.5% decline from 2016.
  • The Bethel AK crime rate for 2016 was 2161.91 per 100,000 population, a 49.42% increase from 2015.
  • The Bethel AK crime rate for 2015 was 1446.82 per 100,000 population, a 66.15% 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 Bethel AK US
2018 1,520.97 884.96 380.56
2017 1,416.12 856.73 394.86
2016 2,161.91 804.56 397.52
2015 1,446.82 730.78 373.74
2014 870.78 635.51 361.55
2013 866.47 638.72 369.13
2012 778.52 604.13 387.75
2011 1,018.26 610.06 387.06
2010 944.95 635.30 404.50
2009 789.79 633.38 431.88
2008 762.54 652.05 458.61
2007 940.20 661.32 471.77
2006 964.88 688.01 479.34
2005 695.46 632.34 469.04