Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$40.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,122 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Fairbanks North Star Borough sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of counties and behind 89%. The grade covers only Fairbanks North Star Borough's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 6.818 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 113 in the central areas to 1 in 361 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK report the most violent crime, about 184 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

The tangible cost of violent crime in Fairbanks North Star Borough is projected at $40,703,179 for 2025, about $427 per resident and $1,122 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 44.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Fairbanks North Star Borough Compared to Other Counties?

Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK:	$427
Anchorage Municipality, AK:	$457
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK:	$265
Alaska:	$476
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $427 per resident each year in Fairbanks North Star Borough, which is $169 more than the national average and $49 less than Alaska's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Fairbanks North Star Borough:

In Anchorage Municipality, AK, crime costs $457 per person, which is $30 more than in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, crime costs $265 per person, which is $163 less than in Fairbanks North Star Borough

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Fairbanks North Star Borough, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Fairbanks North Star Borough	Cost per Fairbanks North Star Borough Resident
Murder	$16.6 million	$175
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10.4 million	$109
Robbery	$2.10 million	$22
Assault	$11.6 million	$121
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$40,703,179	$427

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough totals $164,167,572 ($1,723 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $204,870,752 ($2,150 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 central 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. 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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Fairbanks North Star Borough Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.223
Robbery	0.7015
Rape	1.800
Murder	0.0930
Total Violent Crime	6.818 (D-)

Individual Fairbanks North Star Borough Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Fairbanks North Star Borough is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Denali Borough, AK	F	F	F
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	D+	F	D
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	F	F	F
Copper River Census Area, AK	F	F	D
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	A	C-	A-
Anchorage Municipality, AK	C+	D-	C
Chugach Census Area, AK	C-	F	D+
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	B+	D	B
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	F	F	F
North Slope Borough, AK	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Fairbanks North Star Borough 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
Liberty County, TX	D	C-	C-
Rockingham County, NC	C+	C+	C+
Bowie County, TX	D	D-	D-
Burke County, NC	B-	B-	B-
Calvert County, MD	A-	A-	A-
Madison County, KY	B+	A	A
Northumberland County, PA	A	A	A
Nassau County, FL	A+	A+	A+
Nash County, NC	D	D-	D-
Muskingum County, OH	B	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Fairbanks North Star Borough is safer than the Alaska state average and less safe than the national average.

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