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Kotzebue, AK Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #26

Kotzebue, AK	3,607.73
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.

Kotzebue, AK Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	18	3	28	30	86	27	3
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	547.3	91.2	851.3	912.1	2,614.8	820.9	91.2	5,249
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	24	3	58	25	110	33	3
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	711.1	88.9	1,718.5	740.7	3,259.3	977.8	88.9	7,086
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	23	12	43	46	126	38	2
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	689.9	359.9	1,289.7	1,379.7	3,779.2	1,139.8	60.0	7,487
	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
2010	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	10	4	13	22	52	29	3
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	315.2	126.1	409.7	693.4	1,638.8	914.0	94.5	3,393
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	9	0	8	9	36	10	1
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	282.4	0.0	251.0	282.4	1,129.6	313.8	31.4	2,245
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	5	1	6	7	5	5	0
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	158.2	31.6	189.9	221.5	158.2	158.2	0.0	1,258
	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
2006	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	1	0	12	9	13	11	0
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	30.6	0.0	367.2	275.4	397.8	336.6	0.0	926
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	1	1	16	18	22	5	1
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	30.8	30.8	493.1	554.7	678.0	154.1	30.8	1,219
	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

Kotzebue, AK		-0.33
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.

Kotzebue, AK Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kotzebue, AK	3.75
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.

Kotzebue, AK Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kotzebue, AK	Count	12	10	2
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	364.9	304.0	60.8	3.34
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	17	7	10
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	503.7	207.4	296.3	3.56
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	18	8	10
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	539.9	240.0	299.9	3.90
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	16	7	9
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	491.2	214.9	276.3	3.53
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	19	9	10
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	598.8	283.6	315.2	4.41
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	16	7	9
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	502.0	219.6	282.4	3.61
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	19	9	10
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	601.3	284.8	316.5	4.43
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	18	9	9
	Kotzebue, AK	Per 100,000	562.5	281.3	281.3	4.22
	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	Kotzebue, AK	Count	18	8	10
2005	Kotzebue, AK	Count	16	7	9