Anchorage, Alaska Crime Rate

4 years of data (20202024) · Population: 286,958

Key Insights

  • Anchorage has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1014.8 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
  • Violent crime dropped 4.4% from the previous year.
  • 27 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 9.4 per 100K.
  • Crime trajectory: improving — based on 4 years of data.
  • Safer than 3% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
  • Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.37 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1014.8
-4.4% YoY
Murder Rate
9.4
27 murders
Property Crime Rate
2765.9
7,937 total
vs National Avg
183%
National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 2,912

Murder27
Rape462
Robbery479
Aggravated Assault1,944

Property Crime: 7,937

Burglary910
Larceny-Theft5,813
Motor Vehicle Theft1,214
Arson87

Year-over-Year Comparison

YearPopulationViolent CrimeViolent RateMurdersProperty CrimeProperty Rate
2024286,9582,9121014.8277,9372765.9
2023285,0263,0261061.7228,2422891.7
2022285,8213,2891150.7297,9002764.0
2020286,3883,4721212.3189,8723447.1

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

F-
Safety Grade for Anchorage

Based on violent crime rate of 1014.8 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory
📈 Improving
How is this calculated? →
Safety Percentile
Safer than 3% of cities

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.