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Anchorage, AK Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #23

Anchorage, AK	2,544.61
Alaska	1,986.25
U.S.	1,669.05

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.

Anchorage, AK Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Anchorage, AK	Count	12	392	496	1,705	1,375	9,217	939	81
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	4.0	130.1	164.6	565.9	456.3	3,059.0	311.6	26.9	2,673
	Alaska	Per 100,000	5.6	75.3	85.4	440.2	427.6	2,096.4	236.0	NA	1,884
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Anchorage, AK	Count	14	408	522	1,491	1,318	9,845	869	74
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	4.7	136.2	174.3	497.9	440.1	3,287.6	290.2	24.7	2,699
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.6	87.6	84.9	425.5	396.7	2,258.0	230.6	NA	1,938
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Anchorage, AK	Count	15	303	488	1,673	1,158	8,554	831	97
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	5.0	101.3	163.1	559.3	387.1	2,859.5	277.8	32.4	2,435
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.1	79.7	86.1	433.2	403.3	2,128.0	208.1	NA	1,860
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Anchorage, AK	Count	12	283	465	1,628	1,080	7,750	625	126
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	4.0	95.3	156.6	548.2	363.7	2,609.8	210.5	42.4	2,262
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.0	58.1	79.7	464.6	391.0	2,056.0	185.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Anchorage, AK	Count	13	264	454	1,701	1,223	8,178	813	86
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	4.5	90.9	156.4	585.9	421.2	2,816.8	280.0	29.6	2,399
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	14	282	534	1,658	1,613	7,835	868	111
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	4.9	99.5	188.5	585.2	569.4	2,765.6	306.4	39.2	2,571
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	10	263	544	1,830	1,191	7,254	766	106
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	3.6	93.9	194.2	653.4	425.3	2,590.1	273.5	37.8	2,467
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	22	257	453	1,673	1,454	8,397	1,256	145
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	7.7	90.4	159.4	588.8	511.7	2,955.2	442.0	51.0	2,615
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	17	248	465	1,862	1,733	8,543	1,445	106
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	6.1	89.3	167.5	670.5	624.1	3,076.4	520.4	38.2	2,803
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	16	224	384	1,407	1,783	8,248	1,334	76
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	5.8	81.1	139.1	509.6	645.8	2,987.2	483.1	27.5	2,523
	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

Anchorage, AK	23.11
Alaska	21.56
U.S.	23.78

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.

Anchorage, AK Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Anchorage, AK	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.0	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	19
	Alaska	Per 100,000	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Anchorage, AK	Count	8	8	0	0	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	Alaska	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Anchorage, AK	Count	6	5	1	0	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	Alaska	Per 100,000	1.9	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Anchorage, AK	Count	8	5	2	1	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	26
	Alaska	Per 100,000	2.6	1.6	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Anchorage, AK	Count	7	3	1	1	1	1
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	24
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	7	6	0	1	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.5	2.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	6	4	1	1	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	8	5	0	2	0	1
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.8	1.8	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.4	28
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	6	4	0	2	0	0
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	2.2	1.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	21
	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

Anchorage, AK	1.41
Alaska	2.27
U.S.	2.83

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.

Anchorage, AK Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Anchorage, AK	Count	514	374	140
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	170.6	124.1	46.5	1.47
	Alaska	Per 100,000	264.6	171.8	92.8	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Anchorage, AK	Count	479	344	135
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	160.0	114.9	45.1	1.37
	Alaska	Per 100,000	264.3	179.0	85.3	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Anchorage, AK	Count	511	372	139
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	170.8	124.4	46.5	1.48
	Alaska	Per 100,000	269.9	175.9	93.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Anchorage, AK	Count	535	390	145
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	180.2	131.3	48.8	1.56
	Alaska	Per 100,000	275.6	177.9	97.6	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Anchorage, AK	Count	526	373	153
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	181.2	128.5	52.7	1.55
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	544	383	161
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	192.0	135.2	56.8	1.64
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	553	383	170
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	197.5	136.8	60.7	1.67
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	529	365	164
	Anchorage, AK	Per 100,000	186.2	128.5	57.7	1.57
	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	Anchorage, AK	Count	536	367	169
2005	Anchorage, AK	Count	495	345	150