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

Crime per Capita in Spenard

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Spenard. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Spenard, Anchorage, AK Map of Crime Rates
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D

Overall Crime Grade™

F
D
Other Crime Grade
C+

$14.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Spenard, Anchorage, AK

In 2025, crime will cost $2,709 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spenard 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 Spenard, Anchorage, AK Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Spenard's combined rate is higher than the norm. Spenard sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of neighborhoods and behind 81%. The grade covers only Spenard's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Spenard is 59.45 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the northeast areas to 1 in 36 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Spenard, Anchorage, AK report the most crime, about 323 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Spenard, Anchorage, AK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Spenard for 2025 is $14,624,475, about $1,194 per resident and $2,709 per household. That equals 2.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Spenard Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Spenard, Anchorage, AK: $1194
Northeast, Anchorage, AK: $600
Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK: $375
Alaska: $651
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Spenard is $1,194 per year, which is $730 more than the national average and $543 more than Anchorage's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Spenard:
  • In Northeast, Anchorage, AK, crime costs $600 per person, which is $594 less than in Spenard.
  • In Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK, crime costs $375 per person, which is $819 less than in Spenard

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Spenard for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Spenard
Cost per Spenard Resident
Murder
$4.66 million
$380
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.43 million
$117
Robbery
$429,287
$35
Assault
$3.90 million
$319
Kidnapping
$41,952
$3
Vehicle Theft
$1.20 million
$98
Burglary
$416,169
$34
Theft
$1.57 million
$129
Arson
$105,027
$9
Vandalism
$612,121
$50
Animal Cruelty
$4,022
$0
Drug Crimes
$237,815
$19
Identity Theft
$12,105
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$14,624,475
$1,194

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Spenard, 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 Spenard totals $38,887,107 ($3,175 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $53,511,581 ($4,369 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 northeast 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 Spenard has 2, do the same, and of Spenard's 12,247 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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Spenard 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 Spenard residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
11.09
Robbery
1.114
Rape
1.925
Murder
0.2023
Total Violent Crime
14.34 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
24.82
Vehicle Theft
6.340
Burglary
3.747
Arson
0.3551
Total Property Crime
35.26 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0565
Drug Crimes
2.625
Vandalism
6.996
Identity Theft
0.1277
Animal Cruelty
0.0444
Total "Other" Rate
9.850 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
B-
D
B-
D-
F
D-
C-
F
C-
C
D-
C+
D+
D-
D
D+
F
C-
B-
D-
B
A
C
A
C
D-
C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Spenard is higher 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
A-
B+
B+
B-
A-
A-
F
F
F
B
C
C
C+
A-
A-
D-
D
D
B-
B-
B-
D+
C-
C-
C
C
C
B
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Spenard is less safe than the Alaska state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spenard, Anchorage, AK average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spenard schools on SchoolGrade

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