Kaltag, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Kaltag is a city of 112 in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Kaltag?

Violent crime in Kaltag runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: an A-, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Assaults make up 94% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 810 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Kaltag as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Kaltag scores 810.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 861 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
A+
Property crimeSafety score 947 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Kaltag

Map of Kaltag shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kaltag, 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 about violent crime in Kaltag

Robberies happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Kaltag, 51% of reported robberies happen at homes, against 17% nationally.


Violent crime rates and types in Kaltag

CrimeGrade™ estimates Kaltag has about 34 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and 71% more than Alaska.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Kaltag, about 94% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderAunder 10.270.05
RapeA-under 11.60.38
RobberyA+under 10.330.62
AssaultA-431.412.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.


Where and when violent crime happens in Kaltag

The Alaska State Troopers polices Kaltag, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Kaltag, 76% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyHomes (51%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (76%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars.


Violent crime in Kaltag and nearby cities

Kaltag has less violent crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
KaltagA-810A112
Nulato 34 milesA-827A170
Koyukuk 56 milesA-845A216
Galena 62 milesB+769A-465
Unalakleet 69 milesC+500B777
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Shaktoolik 74 milesA-844A205
Koyuk 83 milesB+763A-301
Ruby 102 milesA914A+104
Grayling 106 milesB+715A-163
Elim 107 milesB-612B+353
St. Michael 116 milesB+718A-440

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kaltag. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kaltag has more violent crime than 99% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
KaltagA-810A112
Bantry, NDA+998A+112
Rand, COA+991A+112
Ventero, NMA+990A+112
Manzano, NMA+987A+112
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Streeter, TXA+986A+112
Frogmore, LAA+983A+112
Pruitt, ARA+978A+112
Nettleboro, ALA+973A+112
Raccoon Island, OHA+973A+112
Bard, CAA+964A+112

What violent crime costs Kaltag

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Kaltag about $680,000 a year, or $6,093 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $120,000, or $1,087 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering are about 82% of that full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$56,000$500
Rape$11,000$95
Robbery$1,100$10
Assault$54,000$482
Total$120,000$1,087

How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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