Nome, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$2.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nome, AK

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,879 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Nome 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Nome against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Nome sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Nome's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Nome is 11.66 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 47 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 136 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Nome, AK report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Nome, AK

The tangible cost of violent crime in Nome is projected at $2,424,737 for 2025, about $650 per resident and $1,879 per household. That equals 1.5% 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): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Nome Compared to Other Cities?

Nome, AK:	$650
Elmendorf Afb, AK:	$721
Tanaina, AK:	$167
Alaska:	$476
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $650 per resident each year in Nome, which is $392 more than the national average and $174 more than Alaska's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Nome:

In Elmendorf Afb, AK, crime costs $721 per person, which is $70 more than in Nome.
In Tanaina, AK, crime costs $167 per person, which is $484 less than in Nome

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Nome	Cost per Nome Resident
Murder	$957,483	$257
Rape/Sexual Assault	$421,066	$113
Robbery	$136,091	$37
Assault	$910,097	$244
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,424,737	$650

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Nome, 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 Nome totals $8,663,373 ($2,324 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,088,110 ($2,974 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Nome, 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 southwest part of the city 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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Nome Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.500
Robbery	1.161
Rape	1.863
Murder	0.1367
Total Violent Crime	11.66 (F)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Teller, AK	D-	F	D-
White Mountain, AK	D-	F	D-
Brevig Mission, AK	D-	F	D-
Elim, AK	D-	F	D-
Shaktoolik, AK	D-	F	D-
Koyuk, AK	D-	F	D-
Unalakleet, AK	D-	F	D-
Savoonga, AK	D-	F	D-
Gambell, AK	D-	F	D-
Kaltag, AK	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Nome is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hemlock Farms, PA	A	B	B
Meeker, OK	C-	C	C
Gowanda, NY	D+	D+	D+
Flintstone, GA	B-	C+	C+
Fyffe, AL	C-	D+	D+
Suquamish, WA	C+	C+	C+
Port Reading, NJ	A	B+	B+
Woodsfield, OH	C-	C+	C+
Richfield, WI	A-	A	A
Rochester, WI	A	A	A

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

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