Alaska’s Safest Cities of 2025

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After dropping into second place last year, Unalaska has once again claimed the title of Alaska’s safest city. But it's not just folks in Unalaska who have reason to celebrate. Overall, Alaskans expressed lower levels of worry about crime and safety than average Americans, and fewer Alaskans feel concerned about gun violence compared to the previous year, according to our State of Safety survey.

We didn't have enough data to accurately calculate statewide crime rates this year, but we can look at the results of our 11th annual State of Safety survey to spot some crime trends throughout Alaska.

Alaskans experience more property crimes than the national average (AK 36%, US 27%), but fewer violent crimes (AK 13%, US 14%). Package theft experience and gun violence experience fell year over year. Alaskans' declining experiences with crime align with their lower levels of concern when compared to the national averages.

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Results from our State of Safety survey reflect an increase this year: 36% of Alaskan respondents said they had experienced a property crime in the 8 months prior to the survey, up from 32% the previous year.

• Alaska has the fifth-highest number of people who reported a personal experience with property crime in the US.
• 39% of Alaskans are highly concerned about safety on a daily basis, down from 43% in last year's report, making Alaska the sixth least-concerned state.
• 38% of Alaska residents reported experiencing package theft in our latest survey, which is 1 percentage point higher than the national average but 3 points lower than the previous year.
• 44% of Alaskans increased their security measures in the 8 months prior to the survey, up from 24% the year before and 7 points higher than the rest of the US.
• The most popular forms of property protection among Alaskans are firearms (48%), security cameras (46%), and guard dogs (36%).

Our 2025 State of Safety survey introduced a new set of questions about cyber security concerns and experiences. Here's what Alaskans shared:

• 64% feel concerned about cyber crimes, which is lower than the national average of 69%.
• 40% of Alaskans reported experiencing a cyber crime, which is the fifth-highest percentage in the nation.
• More Alaskans use a cyber identity theft protection service than residents of any other state (AK 18%, US 11%).
• More than 1 in 4 (28%) Alaskans use a credit monitoring service, giving the state the highest usage rate in the country alongside Florida, Rhode Island, Mississippi, and Nevada.

Alaskans worry less than the average American about violent crime (41% AK, 59% US), but their concern has increased year-over-year. Contrarily, a smaller percentage of Alaskans experienced violent crime in the 8 months prior to the survey compared to Americans nationwide.

• The safest cities in Alaska have a collective violent crime rate of 2.2 per 1,000 people.
• 13% of Alaskans told us they had a personal experience with violent crime in the 8 months before the survey—a 62% decline year-over-year.
• 1 in 4 (25%) Alaskans use a pocket knife for personal protection, firearms are the second-most popular option at 24%, and pepper spray comes in third at 18%.
• 40% of Alaskans feel safe in their state, up from 38% the previous reporting year but lower than the national average of 48%.

• In our latest State of Safety survey, 33% of Alaskans told us that they worried about gun violence, down from 35% the year prior.  
• 12% of Alaskans experienced a gun violence incident in the 8 months prior to the survey—the same as the previous reporting year and slightly above the national average (11%).
• 1 mass shooting event occurred in Alaska in 2024, up from zero the previous two reporting years.
• Firearms are the most common form of property protection (48%) in Alaska.
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For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 13 Alaskan cities met the criteria to be considered for ranking.
• Unalaska and Sitka swapped places this year, with Unalaska moving up 1 place to first and Sitka sliding down one place to second place.
• Unalaska had both the lowest violent crime rate (1.7) and the lowest property crime rate (3.1).
• 2 cities saw year-over-year decreases in both property crime and violent crime: Palmer and Kenai
• Homer reported property crime rates for the second year in a row.
• 75 total violent crimes were reported by the 5 safest cities, with 1 homicide and 3 robberies reported.
• Every city on our list reported fewer than 85 total property crimes.

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