Violent crime
676 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,225 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−8% vs. the previous 12 months
Data through June 2026, FBI Crime Data Explorer
Crime in Alaska
The violent crime rate in Alaska is 676 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 113% above the U.S. rate of 318, and the 2nd-highest of the 50 states and D.C. Violent crime is down 8% from the previous 12 months, and down 17% since 2018.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
1,701 per 100,000 residents, per year
10,624 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−8% vs. the previous 12 months
All reported
2,377 per 100,000 residents, per year
14,849 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
Annual rates per 100,000 residents, counted the FBI’s way, the same as every city on this site.
What counts, and who reported
Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. The agencies that reported serve 84.7% of the state’s 737,270 residents, and rates are taken over the population they serve. How we count
Where Alaska sits among the states
violent, per 100k, per year676
Alaska has the 2nd-highest violent crime rate of the 50 states and D.C., and the 12th-highest property crime rate.
Maine 89U.S. 318Washington, D.C. 786
The ring is Alaska; the tick is the rate for the whole country.
Reported crime by type
12 months to Jun 2026- Homicide5.9 (U.S. 3.9)+51% vs. U.S.
- Rape107 (U.S. 35)+207% vs. U.S.
- Robbery72 (U.S. 46)+58% vs. U.S.
- Aggravated assault492 (U.S. 233)+111% vs. U.S.
- Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson1,701 (U.S. 1,473)+15% vs. U.S.
See the table, with the change on the previous 12 months
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | U.S. per 100k | vs. U.S. | vs. previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomicideViolent | 37 | 5.9 | 3.9 | +51% | −5% |
| RapeViolent | 666 | 107 | 35 | +207% | −17% |
| RobberyViolent | 452 | 72 | 46 | +58% | −12% |
| Aggravated assaultViolent | 3,070 | 492 | 233 | +111% | −5% |
| Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson | 10,624 | 1,701 | 1,473 | +15% | −8% |
The FBI publishes property crime for states as a single total, so it is not broken down here. Red means more than in the previous 12 months, green means fewer.
Since 2018
per 100k, per yearViolent crime rate by year
Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault per 100,000 residents
| Year | Violent crime rate in Alaska |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 890 |
| 2019 | 872 |
| 2020 | 839 |
| 2022 | 780 |
| 2023 | 740 |
| 2024 | 732 |
| 2025 | 735 |
Homicide rate by year
Homicides per 100,000 residents
| Year | Homicide rate in Alaska |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 6.4 |
Why there is no 2021
No figure for 2021: that year the FBI switched every agency to its new reporting system (NIBRS), and so many had not switched yet that national coverage fell too low for a rate. The dotted line only joins the years on either side.
City in Alaska
1 city page, per 100k, per year| # | City | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Alaska | Residents | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage21st of 302 | 1,015 | 3,433 | +50% | 287,385 | Mar 2026 |
How to read this table
The line under the city is its place among the 302 cities and county areas on this site, highest rate first. Its rate uses the same FBI definitions as the state, so it can be read against the Alaska figure directly.
Common questions
answered with the data aboveIs Alaska safe?
By reported violent crime, Alaska is well above the national level: 676 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, against 318 for the U.S. Anchorage, the one Alaska city on this site, runs 1,015.
What is the violent crime rate in Alaska?
676 per 100,000 residents per year, counting homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported to the FBI over the 12 months to June 2026 (4,225 offenses). The property crime rate is 1,701 per 100,000.
Is crime in Alaska going up or down?
It is going down: violent crime −8% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before. Since 2018 the violent crime rate is down 17%.
Source and dates
FBI CDE- Source
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, via the FBI Crime Data Explorer: monthly offense counts and the population served by the agencies that reported
- Latest 12 months
- July 2025 to June 2026
- Reporting coverage
- Agencies serving 84.7% of residents
- History on this site
- 2018 to 2025 by year (no 2021), and month by month since January 2018
- Update schedule
- We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months that agencies across the country have reported in full.
- Methodology
- How we count, and what the numbers leave out