Petersburg AK Crime Rate 2005-2018

Interactive chart of the Petersburg, 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 Petersburg AK crime rate for 2018 was 306.56 per 100,000 population, a 138.2% increase from 2017.
  • The Petersburg AK crime rate for 2017 was 128.7 per 100,000 population, a 68.7% decline from 2016.
  • The Petersburg AK crime rate for 2016 was 411.13 per 100,000 population, a 28.68% increase from 2015.
  • The Petersburg AK crime rate for 2015 was 319.49 per 100,000 population, a 55.06% 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 Petersburg AK US
2018 306.56 884.96 380.56
2017 128.70 856.73 394.86
2016 411.13 804.56 397.52
2015 319.49 730.78 373.74
2014 206.04 635.51 361.55
2013 201.27 638.72 369.13
2012 399.60 604.13 387.75
2011 433.33 610.06 387.06
2010 429.03 635.30 404.50
2009 1,005.75 633.38 431.88
2008 704.47 652.05 458.61
2007 34.60 661.32 471.77
2006 0.00 688.01 479.34
2005 327.01 632.34 469.04