Ketchikan, AK Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 32%

Violent crime 21%

Property crime 35%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ketchikan_{/100k people}	Alaska_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	130	n/a (estimate)	1,586	3,098	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.7	6.5
Rape	9	n/a	109.8	154.8	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	97.4	73.9
Assault	16	n/a	195.2	578.9	279.7
Violent crime	25	n/a (estimate)	305	838	388
Burglary	4	n/a	48.8	379.5	314.2
Theft	101	n/a	1,232.0	1,611.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	269.3	246.0
Property crime	105	n/a (estimate)	1,281	2,261	1,958

Key findings

Ketchikan crime rates are 32% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Ketchikan are 21% lower than the national average
In Ketchikan you have a 1 in 64 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ketchikan is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ketchikan has decreased by 71%

Ketchikan crime map

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Daily Crime In Ketchikan (per 100,000 people)

The bar chart above reveals the rate of daily crimes in Ketchikan for every 100,000 residents. The Ketchikan total amount of daily crime is 1.95 times less than the Alaska average and 1.48 times less than than that of the nation. As for violent crimes, the daily average in Ketchikan, is 2.75 times less than the Alaska average, and it is 1.27 times less than the national average. The statistics for property crimes show that Ketchikan has a daily crime average that is 1.76 times less than the Alaska average and 1.53 times less than the daily national rate.

How Safe is Ketchikan (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Alaska and all other cities across the US, is Ketchikan safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Ketchikan is safer than 36% of other cities in the state of Alaska. In addition, Ketchikan is safer than 18% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Alaska and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Ketchikan. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Ketchikan is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ketchikan

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ketchikan is 1 in 328

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ketchikan is 1 in 79

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ketchikan is 1 in 64

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in Ketchikan? If you reside in Ketchikan, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 328. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 79 change that you will become a victim of a property crime. These sorts of crimes against personal property include: burglary, theft, and auto theft. In total, the likelihood of being victimized by a crime in Ketchikan, is 1 in 64.

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

An ideal indicator of whether Ketchikan is becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live can be done by analyzing the year over year crime rates per 100,000 people. Year over year violent crime in Ketchikan has decreased by 37% and the rate of property crime in Ketchikan has decreased by 75%. The total crime rate in Ketchikan has decreased by 71% year to year.

Ketchikan police department

Item	Ketchikan	Alaska	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	34	1,171	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.1	5.4	3.3

There are a total of 34 Ketchikan police officers. This results in 4.1 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 23.2% less than the Alaska average and 27.3% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Alaska

State	Total offenders	Alaska_/100K	National_/100K
Alaska	3,433	490	266

There are a total of 3,433 sex offenders in Alaska. This yields a total of 490 sex offenders in Alaska per 100,000 residents which is 84% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Saxman, AK	422	1,045	2,817	3,862
Ketchikan, AK	8,189	305	1,281	1,586

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wynne, AR	8,195	1,140	4,254	5,394
Aransas Pass, TX	8,180	645	3,059	3,704
Garden City Park, NY	8,179	145	561	705
Firebaugh, CA	8,176	263	1,062	1,325
Hillsdale, MI	8,203	272	1,386	1,658
Ketchikan, AK	8,189	305	1,281	1,586

Source: The Ketchikan, AK crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.