Bethel, AK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bethel, AK Summary

Crime in Bethel research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bethel over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bethel:

  • There were 245 total crimes committed in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,901.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bethel.
  • The overall crime rate in Bethel is 84.09% above the national average.
  • Bethel ranks #26 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Bethel ranks #9,230 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bethel Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bethel is 3,901.3 per 100,000 people. That's 84.09% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 60.20% higher than the Alaska total crime rate of 2,435.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bethel
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 245 3,901.3 2,435.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 4 63.7 82.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 69 1,098.7 513.0 256.0
Violent Crime 104 1,656.1 724.1 359.0
Burglary 26 414.0 238.2 229.0
Larceny 85 1,353.5 1,227.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 477.7 245.6 259.0
Property Crime 141 2,245.2 1,711.2 1,760.0

Bethel Crime Compared To Alaska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alaska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bethel

104
Violent Crimes
1,656.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
361.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 104 violent crimes in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bethel is 1,656.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bethel each year. That compares to a 1 in 138.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 361.30% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 128.72% higher than the Alaska violent crime rate of 724.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bethel

141
Property Crimes
2,245.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bethel is 2,245.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bethel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.57% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.21% higher than the Alaska property crime rate of 1,711.2 per 100,000 people.

Bethel SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
10
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