Safest counties for violent crime rate in Alaska
Top 25 of 30 counties with data.
Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.
Safest counties for violent crime rate in Alaska
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prince of Wales-Hyder85.8 per 100k County page | |
| 02 | Skagway127.0 per 100k County page | |
| 03 | Haines141.2 per 100k County page | |
| 04 | Wrangell170.9 per 100k County page | |
| 05 | Petersburg179.9 per 100k County page | |
| 06 | Sitka181.7 per 100k County page | |
| 07 | Aleutians West198.2 per 100k County page | |
| 08 | Kenai Peninsula343.9 per 100k County page | |
| 09 | Dillingham351.1 per 100k County page | |
| 10 | Ketchikan Gateway367.7 per 100k County page | |
| 11 | Matanuska-Susitna440.0 per 100k County page | |
| 12 | Kodiak Island489.9 per 100k County page | |
| 13 | Juneau513.3 per 100k County page | |
| 14 | Bristol Bay671.3 per 100k County page | |
| 15 | Fairbanks North Star751.3 per 100k County page | |
| 16 | Southeast Fairbanks793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 17 | Yukon-Koyukuk793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 18 | Lake and Peninsula793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 19 | Copper River793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 20 | Kusilvak793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 21 | Yakutat793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 22 | Denali793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 23 | Hoonah-Angoon793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 24 | Aleutians East793.1 per 100k County page | |
| 25 | Chugach793.1 per 100k County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Alaska counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.
Frequently asked questions
- Which county in Alaska has the lowest violent crime rate?
- Prince of Wales-Hyder has the lowest violent crime rate in Alaska, at 85.8 per 100k.
- What is the violent crime rate in Prince of Wales-Hyder?
- Prince of Wales-Hyder is ranked #1 in Alaska for violent crime rate, at 85.8 per 100k.
- How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?
- Counties in Alaska are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
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