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The Alaska crime rate is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #40

Alaska	2,073.55
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Alaska Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Alaska	Count	31	533	594	3,379	3,105	15,535	1,619	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.4	75.0	83.6	475.8	437.2	2,187.3	228.0	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Alaska	Count	22	512	655	3,232	3,597	15,291	1,689	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	3.1	73.3	93.8	462.7	515.0	2,189.2	241.8	NA	1,943
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Alaska	Count	28	441	645	3,360	3,240	15,246	1,638	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.1	64.3	94.0	489.6	472.1	2,221.5	238.7	NA	1,924
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Alaska	Count	44	529	583	3,363	3,682	16,998	2,418	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	6.4	77.4	85.3	492.0	538.7	2,487.0	353.8	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Alaska	Count	36	509	605	3,460	4,136	17,490	2,529	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	5.4	76.0	90.3	516.4	617.3	2,610.2	377.4	NA	2,262
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Alaska	Count	32	538	537	3,087	4,131	17,249	2,595	NA
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.8	81.1	80.9	465.1	622.5	2,599.1	391.0	NA	2,221
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Alaska	26.00
U.S.	26.40

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Alaska Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Alaska	Count	7	3	1	1	1	1
	Alaska	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Alaska	Count	9	7	0	2	0	0
	Alaska	Per 100,000	3.1	2.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Alaska	Count	8	5	2	1	0	0
	Alaska	Per 100,000	2.8	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Alaska	Count	8	5	0	2	0	1
	Alaska	Per 100,000	2.8	1.8	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.4	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Alaska	Count	6	4	0	2	0	0
	Alaska	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Alaska	2.13
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Alaska Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Alaska	Count	1,944	1,219	725
	Alaska	Per 100,000	274.0	171.8	102.2	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Alaska	Count	1,977	1,262	715
	Alaska	Per 100,000	283.9	181.3	102.7	2.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Alaska	Count	1,963	1,260	703
	Alaska	Per 100,000	286.0	183.6	102.4	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Alaska	Count	1,888	1,204	684
	Alaska	Per 100,000	277.2	176.8	100.4	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Alaska	Count	1,937	1,220	717
	Alaska	Per 100,000	289.4	182.3	107.1	2.36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Alaska	Count	1,838	1,174	664
	Alaska	Per 100,000	277.6	177.3	100.3	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94