Fairbanks, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairbanks, AK Summary

Crime in Fairbanks research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fairbanks over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fairbanks:

  • There were 1,678 total crimes committed in Fairbanks the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,118.2 total crimes per 100K people in Fairbanks.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairbanks is 120.21% above the national average.
  • Fairbanks ranks #27 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Fairbanks ranks #9,434 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Alaska

Fairbanks Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairbanks is 5,118.2 per 100,000 people. That's 120.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 65.19% higher than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairbanks
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,678 5,118.2 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 10 30.5 6.7 6.3
Robbery 32 97.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 192 585.6 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 271 826.6 837.8 369.8
Burglary 130 396.5 379.5 269.8
Larceny 1,109 3,382.6 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 168 512.4 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 1,407 4,291.6 2,260.5 1,954.4

Fairbanks Crime Compared To Alaska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alaska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Fairbanks

271
Violent Crimes
826.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
123.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 271 violent crimes in Fairbanks in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairbanks is 826.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairbanks each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 123.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.34% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairbanks

1,407
Property Crimes
4,291.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
119.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,407 property crimes in Fairbanks in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairbanks is 4,291.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairbanks each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 119.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 89.85% higher than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairbanks

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
North Pole, AK 2,335 56 2,398.3 2,141.3 257.0

Fairbanks SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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