This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
A
Overall Crime Grade™
C- |
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A- |
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Other Crime Grade |
A+ |
$40.1 million
Cost of Crime™ for Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
In 2025, crime will cost $1,003 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Matanuska-Susitna Borough with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.
The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Matanuska-Susitna Borough's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Matanuska-Susitna Borough sits in the 91st percentile, ahead of 91% of counties and behind 9%. The grade covers only Matanuska-Susitna Borough's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.
The overall crime rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 17.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 29 in the northwest areas to 1 in 71 in the southeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK report the most crime, about 462 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 39 per year.
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK: | $364 |
|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality, AK: | $643 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK: | $643 |
| Alaska: | $651 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Cost per Matanuska-Susitna Borough Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$9.55 million |
$87 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$11.6 million |
$106 |
Robbery |
$1.51 million |
$14 |
Assault |
$6.46 million |
$59 |
Kidnapping |
$305,295 |
$3 |
Vehicle Theft |
$1.81 million |
$16 |
Burglary |
$1.60 million |
$14 |
Theft |
$4.26 million |
$39 |
Arson |
$501,232 |
$5 |
Vandalism |
$1.37 million |
$12 |
Animal Cruelty |
$23,437 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$1.02 million |
$9 |
Identity Theft |
$34,067 |
$0 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$40,107,100 |
$364 |
Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.
Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 17, do the same, and of Matanuska-Susitna Borough's 110,311 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK at ISP Reports.The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
2.041 |
Robbery |
0.4366 |
Rape |
1.742 |
Murder |
0.0461 |
Total Violent Crime |
4.265 (C-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
7.451 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.060 |
Burglary |
1.599 |
Arson |
0.1882 |
Total Property Crime |
10.30 (A-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.0456 |
Drug Crimes |
1.256 |
Vandalism |
1.743 |
Identity Theft |
0.0399 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0287 |
Total "Other" Rate |
3.114 (A+) |
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D- | C | |
B+ | D | B | |
C- | F | D+ | |
F | F | D | |
F | F | F | |
D+ | F | D | |
C+ | D- | C- | |
F | F | F | |
C+ | F | C | |
F | F | F |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D- | D- | D- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | B | B | |
C+ | B | B | |
B- | C- | C- | |
D+ | D | D | |
B | B- | B- | |
D | D- | D- | |
D | C | C |
Considering only the crime rate, Matanuska-Susitna Borough is safer than the Alaska state average and safer than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Matanuska-Susitna Borough schools on SchoolGrade
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