Mentasta Lake, AK Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 145%

Violent crime 269%

Property crime 123%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Mentasta Lake_{/100k people}	Alaska_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	6,105 (estimate)	3,778	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.4	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.7	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	112.9	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	596.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,401 (estimate)	867	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	487.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,066.0	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	357.7	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	4,704 (estimate)	2,911	2,110

Key findings

Mentasta Lake crime rates are 145% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Mentasta Lake are 269% higher than the national average
In Mentasta Lake you have a 1 in 17 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Mentasta Lake is safer than 1% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Mentasta Lake has decreased by 10%

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The Mentasta Lake crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Mentasta Lake as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Mentasta Lake crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Mentasta Lake

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Mentasta Lake is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Mentasta Lake is 1 in 22

The chance of being a victim of crime in Mentasta Lake is 1 in 17

Year Over Year Crime In Mentasta Lake (per 100,000 people)

Mentasta Lake police department

Item	Mentasta Lake	Alaska	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	1,171	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	5.4	3.3

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	1,401	4,704	6,105

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dodson, MT	181	631	3,416	4,047
Climax, GA	181	418	2,916	3,334
Lockbourne, OH	181	400	2,804	3,204
Newberry, IN	181	526	2,794	3,320
Diehlstadt, MO	181	793	4,226	5,019
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	1,401	4,704	6,105

Source: The Mentasta Lake, AK crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.