Elmendorf Afb is a municipality of 4,920 in Anchorage Municipality, about 3 miles northeast of downtown Anchorage · Updated November 2026
Is Elmendorf Afb, AK safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Elmendorf Afb has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B-.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 702 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Elmendorf Afb as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Elmendorf Afb scores 702.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Elmendorf Afb, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Elmendorf Afb
Reported rape stands out among B-graded cities. For the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 0.42 reported rapes a year per 1,000 residents; Elmendorf Afb has 3.0.
Aggravated assault at more than triple the US rate. Elmendorf Afb has 9.5 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Elmendorf Afb
CrimeGrade™ estimates Elmendorf Afb has about 64 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 72% more than the US as a whole and 56% more than Alaska.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Elmendorf Afb is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Elmendorf Afb compares with nearby cities
Elmendorf Afb has more crime than 6 of its 7 nearest cities. Big Lake and Knik have the least crime nearby.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Elmendorf Afb
Two things set Elmendorf Afb apart: it has 16.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 2.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.16.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 93% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 75% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Elmendorf Afb: D- (6 of 100).14 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 89% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 70% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.93% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 56% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Elmendorf Afb
Crime costs Elmendorf Afb about $3,559 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about triple the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $24 million a year, or $4,822 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.3 million
$260
Rape
$890,000
$180
Robbery
$190,000
$38
Assault
$2.0 million
$396
Burglary
$170,000
$34
Theft
$520,000
$105
Vehicle theft
$370,000
$76
Arson
$80,000
$16
Vandalism
$110,000
$22
Total
$5.5 million
$1,127
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Elmendorf Afb means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Elmendorf Afb, AK average a SchoolGrade of D+: 27% of students test proficient, against 31% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Elmendorf Afb on SchoolGrade
