Anchorage Municipality, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$135.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Anchorage Municipality, AK

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,238 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Anchorage Municipality with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Anchorage Municipality against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Anchorage Municipality sits in the 8th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 8% of counties and behind 92%. The grade covers only Anchorage Municipality's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Anchorage Municipality is 7.678 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 38 in the northwest areas to 1 in 286 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Anchorage Municipality, AK report the most violent crime, about 488 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 48 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Anchorage Municipality, AK

The tangible cost of violent crime in Anchorage Municipality is projected at $135,033,590 for 2025, about $457 per resident and $1,238 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Anchorage Municipality Compared to Other Counties?

Anchorage Municipality, AK:	$457
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK:	$265
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK:	$265
Alaska:	$476
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $457 per resident each year in Anchorage Municipality, which is $199 more than the national average and $19 less than Alaska's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Anchorage Municipality:

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, crime costs $265 per person, which is $193 less than in Anchorage Municipality.
In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, crime costs $265 per person, which is $193 less than in Anchorage Municipality

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Anchorage Municipality, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Anchorage Municipality	Cost per Anchorage Municipality Resident
Murder	$52.9 million	$179
Rape/Sexual Assault	$32.9 million	$111
Robbery	$6.13 million	$21
Assault	$43.1 million	$146
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$135,033,590	$457

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Anchorage Municipality, AK

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Anchorage Municipality totals $522,128,046 ($1,768 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $657,161,636 ($2,225 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Anchorage Municipality, AK, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Major airports, of which Anchorage Municipality has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Anchorage Municipality Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Anchorage Municipality residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.084
Robbery	0.6603
Rape	1.839
Murder	0.0953
Total Violent Crime	7.678 (D-)

Individual Anchorage Municipality Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Anchorage Municipality is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Anchorage Municipality.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	A	C-	A-
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	B+	D	B
Chugach Census Area, AK	C-	F	D+
Copper River Census Area, AK	F	F	D
Denali Borough, AK	F	F	F
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	D+	F	D
Kodiak Island Borough, AK	C+	F	C
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	C+	D-	C-
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	F	F	F
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Anchorage Municipality is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Suffolk County, MA	C+	D	D
Ventura County, CA	B-	C	C
Pima County, AZ	C	C-	C-
San Luis Obispo County, CA	B+	D+	D+
Washington County, AR	D	D+	D+
Monmouth County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Mohave County, AZ	B+	C+	C+
Rockingham County, NH	A-	A+	A+
Niagara County, NY	B+	C+	C+
Ottawa County, MI	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Anchorage Municipality is as safe as the Alaska state average and less safe than the national average.

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