The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$11.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK

In 2025, crime will cost $1,303 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sand Lake 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.

Is Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Sand Lake's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Sand Lake sits in the 85th percentile, ahead of 85% of neighborhoods and behind 15%. The grade covers only Sand Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Sand Lake is 20.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the southeast areas to 1 in 51 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK report the most crime, about 93 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sand Lake for 2025 is $11,793,194, about $451 per resident and $1,303 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sand Lake Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK:	$451
Northeast, Anchorage, AK:	$600
Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK:	$375
Alaska:	$651
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sand Lake is $451 per year, which is $13 less than the national average and $200 less than Anchorage's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Sand Lake:

In Northeast, Anchorage, AK, crime costs $600 per person, which is $149 more than in Sand Lake.
In Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK, crime costs $375 per person, which is $76 less than in Sand Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Sand Lake for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sand Lake	Cost per Sand Lake Resident
Murder	$2.76 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.87 million	$110
Robbery	$408,923	$16
Assault	$2.10 million	$80
Kidnapping	$91,088	$3
Vehicle Theft	$1.53 million	$58
Burglary	$267,185	$10
Theft	$965,290	$37
Arson	$130,139	$5
Vandalism	$312,242	$12
Animal Cruelty	$3,982	$0
Drug Crimes	$352,493	$13
Identity Theft	$4,123	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$11,793,194	$451

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Sand Lake totals $32,828,307 ($1,256 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $44,621,502 ($1,707 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

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 southeast part of the neighborhood 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 Sand Lake has 3, do the same, and of Sand Lake's 26,146 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.

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Sand Lake Crime Breakdown

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 Sand Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.796
Robbery	0.4972
Rape	1.810
Murder	0.0562
Total Violent Crime	5.160 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.129
Vehicle Theft	3.767
Burglary	1.127
Arson	0.2061
Total Property Crime	12.23 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0575
Drug Crimes	1.823
Vandalism	1.672
Identity Theft	0.0204
Animal Cruelty	0.0206
Total "Other" Rate	3.593 (A)

Individual Sand Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Sand Lake is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Sand Lake.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK	A	C+	A
Taku-Campbell, Anchorage, AK	D+	D-	D
Spenard, Anchorage, AK	D	F	D
Turnagain, Anchorage, AK	B-	D	B-
Midtown, Anchorage, AK	F	F	F
Abbott Loop, Anchorage, AK	A	C	A
Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK	B-	D-	B
North Star, Anchorage, AK	D-	F	D-
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, AK	A	C+	A
Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK	C	D-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sand Lake is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washington Heights, Chicago, IL	C+	C-	C-
Garvey, Rosemead, CA	B+	C+	C+
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Grand Boulevard, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C-
Greenbrier West, Chesapeake, VA	B-	B+	B+
Hermosa, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-
Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA	D	D+	D+
Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B+
Liliha-Kapalama, Honolulu, HI	A	A-	A-
Battle Creek, St. Paul, MN	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sand Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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