Shageluk, AK Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Shageluk is a city of 78 in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Shageluk?

Violent crime in Shageluk runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Assaults make up 92% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.

B+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 742 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Shageluk as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Shageluk scores 742.

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.

A-
Overall crimeSafety score 810 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
A+
Property crimeSafety score 927 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Shageluk

Map of Shageluk 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. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Shageluk, AK at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Shageluk, 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 Shageluk

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


Violent crime rates and types in Shageluk

Shageluk has too few residents for a reliable rate per resident; its CrimeGrade™ compares crime with the people, homes and cars there instead.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Shageluk, about 92% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderAunder 10.05
RapeB-under 10.38
RobberyAunder 10.62
AssaultB312.3

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 Shageluk

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

In Shageluk, 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 Shageluk and nearby cities

Shageluk has more violent crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities. Turnagain Heights and Russian Mission have the least violent crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
ShagelukB+742A-78
Anvik 22 milesB+735A-54
Grayling 25 milesB+715A-163
Holy Cross 33 milesB+702A-136
Turnagain Heights 60 milesA896A+50
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Crooked Creek 71 milesA-839A81
Aniak 74 milesB+744A-452
Chuathbaluk 75 milesA-843A93
Upper Kalskag 81 milesA-773A-190
Lower Kalskag 84 milesB+731A-246
Russian Mission 84 milesA852A383

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Shageluk. 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, Shageluk has more violent crime than 99% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
ShagelukB+742A-78
Ute Park, NMA+992A+78
Russell Springs, KSA+990A+78
Union, COA+990A+78
Claudell, KSA+990A+78
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Hamburg, MSA+988A+78
Tensas Bluff, LAA+980A+78
Nevin, KYA+979A+78
Grandview, KSA+970A+78
Shadeland, PAA+970A+78
Middle Village, WIA+948A+78

What violent crime costs Shageluk

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Shageluk about $570,000 a year, or $7,294 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $110,000, or $1,357 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering are about 81% of that full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$43,000$546
Rape$13,000$172
Robbery$2,000$25
Assault$48,000$614
Total$110,000$1,357

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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