Seward, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seward, AK Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Seward the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,987.3 total crimes per 100K people in Seward.
  • The overall crime rate in Seward is -14.50% below the national average.
  • Seward ranks #16 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Seward ranks #6,503 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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Seward Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seward is 1,987.3 per 100,000 people. That's -14.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.86% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seward
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 1,987.3 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 1 37.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 300.0 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 375.0 837.8 369.8
Burglary 2 75.0 379.5 269.8
Larceny 37 1,387.3 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 150.0 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 43 1,612.3 2,260.5 1,954.4

Seward 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 Seward

10
Violent Crimes
375.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seward is 375.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 266.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.39% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.25% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seward

43
Property Crimes
1,612.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seward is 1,612.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.68% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Seward SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
10
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