Palmer, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmer, AK Summary

Crime in Palmer research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Palmer 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 Palmer:

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Palmer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,061.9 total crimes per 100K people in Palmer.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmer is -11.29% below the national average.
  • Palmer ranks #19 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Palmer ranks #6,663 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.

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Palmer Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmer is 2,061.9 per 100,000 people. That's -11.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.45% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmer
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 2,061.9 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 396.5 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 460.0 837.8 369.8
Burglary 6 95.2 379.5 269.8
Larceny 75 1,189.5 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 317.2 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 101 1,601.9 2,260.5 1,954.4

Palmer 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 Palmer

29
Violent Crimes
460.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Palmer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmer is 460.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 217.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.38% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.10% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmer

101
Property Crimes
1,601.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 101 property crimes in Palmer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmer is 1,601.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.14% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wasilla, AK 9,809 353 3,598.7 3,058.4 540.3

Palmer SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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