Crime in Medfra, AK

Medfra is a city of 79 in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · Updated November 2026

Is Medfra, AK safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Medfra has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 938 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

81% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Medfra as a whole, and 19% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Medfra scores 938.

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 918 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 972 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Medfra

Map of Medfra 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 Medfra, AK at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Medfra, 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 Medfra

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


Crime rates and types in Medfra

Medfra has too few residents for a reliable rate per resident; its CrimeGrade™ compares crime with the people, homes and cars there instead.

The largest share of crime reported in Medfra is assault, about 47% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.05
RapeA-under 10.38
RobberyA+under 10.62
AssaultA512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+12.4
TheftA+under 113.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.7
ArsonA+under 10.12
VandalismA+25.5

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 Medfra

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

In Medfra, 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 Medfra compares with nearby cities

Medfra has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MedfraA+938AA+79
McGrath 38 milesA907AA+236
Ganes Creek 55 milesA+944A+A+43
Lake Minchumina 84 milesA920AA+31
Stony River 105 milesA884A-A+54
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Skwentna 112 milesA+948A+A+106
Sleetmute 123 milesA917AA+117
Ruby 127 milesA+932AA+104
Takotna 135 milesA+959A+A+57
Trapper Creek 136 milesA+952A+A+534
Turnagain Heights 138 milesA+925AA+50

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Medfra has more crime than 91% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MedfraA+938AA+79
Martin, NEA+992A+A+79
Westminster Park, NYA+989A+A+79
Blue Sulphur Springs, WVA+989A+A+79
Rohwer, ARA+985A+A+79
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Northland, MIA+983A+A+79
Maples Mill, ILA+983A+A+79
Pemaquid Harbor, MEA+982A+A+79
Mount Lemmon, AZA+978A+A+79
Panther Burn, MSA+969A+A+79
Waipio, HIA+943A+A+79

What crime costs Medfra

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Medfra about $4,394 a year per household, 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 $1.0 million a year, or $12,769 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$69,000$868
Rape$34,000$433
Robbery$2,300$29
Assault$69,000$876
Burglary$9,300$117
Theft$4,500$57
Vehicle theft$6,500$83
Arson$2,400$30
Vandalism$14,000$179
Total$210,000$2,672

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 Medfra 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
  • 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 Medfra

Schools in Medfra, AK average a SchoolGrade of A: 30% of students test proficient, against 22% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Medfra on SchoolGrade