Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Kenai Peninsula Borough residents.

 

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
D
B
Other Crime Grade
A+

$22.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

In 2025, violent crime will cost $920 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Kenai Peninsula Borough sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of counties and behind 78%. The grade covers only Kenai Peninsula Borough's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 5.404 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 117 in the southeast areas to 1 in 297 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK report the most violent crime, about 80 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

The tangible cost of violent crime in Kenai Peninsula Borough is projected at $22,468,610 for 2025, about $374 per resident and $920 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Kenai Peninsula Borough Compared to Other Counties?

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK: $374
Anchorage Municipality, AK: $457
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK: $265
Alaska: $476
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $374 per resident each year in Kenai Peninsula Borough, which is $116 more than the national average and $102 less than Alaska's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Kenai Peninsula Borough:
  • In Anchorage Municipality, AK, crime costs $457 per person, which is $83 more than in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
  • In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, crime costs $265 per person, which is $110 less than in Kenai Peninsula Borough

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Kenai Peninsula Borough, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Kenai Peninsula Borough
Cost per Kenai Peninsula Borough Resident
Murder
$9.48 million
$158
Rape/Sexual Assault
$7.03 million
$117
Robbery
$1.37 million
$23
Assault
$4.60 million
$77
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$22,468,610
$374

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough totals $98,377,859 ($1,638 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $120,846,470 ($2,012 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Kenai Peninsula 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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Kenai Peninsula Borough Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.665
Robbery
0.7250
Rape
1.930
Murder
0.0840
Total Violent Crime
5.404 (D)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Kenai Peninsula 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
C
B
B
A+
A
A
A
B
B
B-
B+
B+
A+
A-
A-
B
A
A
D+
D+
D+
D+
C-
C-
C+
B-
B-
A+
B+
B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Kenai Peninsula Borough is safer than the Alaska state average and less safe than the national average.

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