Crime in False Pass, AK

False Pass is a city of 193 in Aleutians East Borough · Updated November 2026

Is False Pass, AK safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and False Pass has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 918 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than False Pass as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. False Pass scores 918.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 890 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 964 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of False Pass

Map of False Pass shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in False Pass, AK at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in False Pass, 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 False Pass

Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In False Pass, 64% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.


Crime rates and types in False Pass

CrimeGrade™ estimates False Pass has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and 17% less 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.

Assault is the most common crime in False Pass, about 67% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.080.05
RapeA-under 11.10.38
RobberyA+under 10.170.62
AssaultA-422.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 12.12.4
TheftA+under 12.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 11.52.7
ArsonA+under 10.130.12
VandalismA+under 13.45.5

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.


Where and when crime happens in False Pass

The Alaska State Troopers polices False Pass, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In False Pass, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 47% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (69%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (64%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsHomes (47%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (68%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
RobberyHomes (51%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (76%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars.


How False Pass compares with nearby cities

False Pass has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
False PassA918AA+193
Cold Bay 36 milesA+936AA+24
King Cove 46 milesA+926AA+1,350
Akutan 108 milesA900AA+772
Nelson Lagoon 114 milesA+952A+A+77
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sand Point 120 milesA875A-A+1,070
Unalaska 141 milesA918AA+2,300
Dutch Harbor 143 milesA912AA+2,260
Perryville 182 milesA894AA+61
Chignik Lake 213 milesA904AA+104
Chignik Lagoon 215 milesA912AA+57

Nearest first, with each place's distance from False Pass. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, False Pass has more crime than 95% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
False PassA918AA+193
Surprise, NEA+996A+A+193
Aragon, NMA+995A+A+193
Almont, NDA+994A+A+193
Dorloo, NYA+993A+A+193
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Welcome, ARA+990A+A+193
Deckertown, NYA+983A+A+193
Crains Mills, NYA+982A+A+193
Gonce, ALA+978A+A+193
Chubbtown, GAA+953A+A+193
Shadow Lawn, ILA+925AA+193

What crime costs False Pass

Crime costs False Pass about $9,045 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than 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 $510,000 a year, or $2,671 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$29,000$149
Rape$13,000$67
Robbery$1,000$5
Assault$59,000$304
Burglary$3,700$19
Theft$2,800$15
Vehicle theft$4,500$23
Arson$600$3
Vandalism$4,600$24
Total$120,000$610

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 False Pass 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. False Pass is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in False Pass

Schools in False Pass, AK average a SchoolGrade of C+: 15% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in False Pass on SchoolGrade