Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is home to 7,070 residents and includes Delta Junction and Eagle · Updated November 2026
Is Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 950 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Southeast Fairbanks Census Area as a whole, and 15% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area scores 950.
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. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Aggravated assault at more than triple the US rate. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has 9.2 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
CrimeGrade™ estimates Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has about 51 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 37% more than the US as a whole and 24% 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is assault, about 49% 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area compares with nearby counties
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has less crime than 8 of its 9 nearest counties; only Denali Borough has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has more crime than 84% of them.
Walkability, density and empty homes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Two things set Southeast Fairbanks Census Area apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (2 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 0% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
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. 98% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (2 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 99% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.under 1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 98% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.16.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 98% of Americans
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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.19% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 97% of Americans
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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 50% of Americans
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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Crime costs Southeast Fairbanks Census Area about $2,779 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than double 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 $30 million a year, or $4,315 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.9 million
$263
Rape
$850,000
$121
Robbery
$63,000
$9
Assault
$2.7 million
$379
Burglary
$300,000
$43
Theft
$180,000
$26
Vehicle theft
$170,000
$23
Arson
$60,000
$9
Vandalism
$580,000
$83
Total
$6.7 million
$955
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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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
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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK average a SchoolGrade of A+: 38% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area on SchoolGrade
