Sitka, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sitka, AK Summary

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

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Sitka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 524.3 total crimes per 100K people in Sitka.
  • The overall crime rate in Sitka is -77.44% below the national average.
  • Sitka ranks #6 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Sitka ranks #1,914 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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Sitka Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sitka is 524.3 per 100,000 people. That's -77.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.08% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sitka
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 524.3 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 1 11.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 83.4 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 95.3 837.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 379.5 269.8
Larceny 31 369.4 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 59.6 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 36 429.0 2,260.5 1,954.4

Sitka 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 Sitka

8
Violent Crimes
95.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Sitka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sitka is 95.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,049.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sitka each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.62% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sitka

36
Property Crimes
429.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Sitka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sitka is 429.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 233.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sitka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.02% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Sitka SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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