Juneau, AK Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Juneau

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Juneau_{/100k people}	Alaska_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,877	n/a (estimate)	5,694	4,157	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Juneau_{/100k people}	Alaska_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	7.0	5.3
Rape	36	n/a	109.2	141.9	40.4
Robbery	31	n/a	94.0	114.6	102.8
Assault	215	n/a	652.2	540.6	248.5
Violent crime	282	n/a (estimate)	855	804	386
Burglary	310	n/a	940.4	546.3	468.9
Theft	1,212	n/a	3,676.7	2,394.7	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	73	n/a	221.5	412.1	236.9
Property crime	1,595	n/a (estimate)	4,839	3,353	2,451

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Juneau, AK. These figures on reported criminal activity in Juneau, AK, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Juneau, AK is 37% higher than the average of the whole of the state of Alaska, and when compared with the national average, is 101% higher than. When looking at violent crimes, Juneau, AK has 6% higher than violent crime rate than Alaska average, while remaining 121% higher than the national average. In property crime, Juneau, AK is 44% higher than the average of Alaska and is 97% higher than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Juneau is 101% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 15.6 daily crimes that occur in Juneau.
Juneau is safer than 6% of the cities in the United States.
In Juneau you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Juneau has increased by 23%.

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Compare Juneau, AK Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Juneau (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Juneau, AK per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Alaska and on a national level. In Juneau, AK the total number of daily crimes is 1.37 times more than the Alaska average and 2.01 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Juneau, AK is 1.06 times more than the Alaska average and 2.21 times more than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Juneau, AK has a daily crime rate that is 1.44 times more than the Alaska average and 1.97 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Juneau (higher is better)

Many people wonder how safe they are in Juneau, AK in comparison to other notable cities in the state of Alaska as well as in comparison to the rest of the nation. Using the gauges above, which document and compare safety in Juneau, AK to other cities in the state and across the country, Juneau, AK is 24% safer than other cities of Alaska and 6% safer than other cities in the nation. When referring to the results, which show crime scores in Alaska cities and all around the United States, Juneau, AK has a ranking of below average in comparison to other cities in the country, which is determined my comparing Juneau, AK crime rate to all the other cities investigated.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Juneau

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Juneau is 1 in 117

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Juneau is 1 in 21

The chance of being a victim of crime in Juneau is 1 in 18

Wondering what the chances are that you fall victim to a crime in Juneau, AK? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Juneau, AK you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Juneau, AK.

Year Over Year Crime In Juneau (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Juneau, AK is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Juneau, AK has decreased by 3% and the rate of property crime in Juneau, AK has increased by 29%. The total crime rate in Juneau, AK has increased by 23% year to year.

Juneau police department

Item	Juneau	Alaska	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	79	1,171	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	5.4	3.3

There are a total of 79 Juneau police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 55% less than the Alaska average and 25.4% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Alaska

State	Total offenders	Alaska_/100K	National_/100K
Alaska	3,188	455	222

There are a total of 3,188 sex offenders in Alaska. This yields a total of 455 sex offenders in Alaska per 100,000 residents which is 105% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Juneau, AK	32,524	855	4,839	5,694

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Englewood, CO	32,523	406	3,241	3,647
Waxahachie, TX	32,536	152	2,559	2,711
Bangor, ME	32,491	232	4,153	4,386
Lewiston, ID	32,484	141	4,072	4,212
Fairbanks, AK	32,578	687	4,159	4,847
Juneau, AK	32,524	855	4,839	5,694

Source: The Juneau, AK crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.