Fairbanks, AK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fairbanks, AK Summary

Crime in Fairbanks research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks:

  • There were 1,318 total crimes committed in Fairbanks in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,160.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fairbanks.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairbanks is 96.34% above the national average.
  • Fairbanks ranks #27 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Fairbanks ranks #9,339 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.

Additional research about crime in Alaska

Fairbanks Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairbanks is 4,160.9 per 100,000 people. That's 96.34% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 70.86% higher than the Alaska total crime rate of 2,435.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairbanks
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,318 4,160.9 2,435.2 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.3 6.9 5.0
Robbery 42 132.6 82.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 139 438.8 513.0 256.0
Violent Crime 221 697.7 724.1 359.0
Burglary 94 296.8 238.2 229.0
Larceny 902 2,847.6 1,227.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 101 318.9 245.6 259.0
Property Crime 1,097 3,463.2 1,711.2 1,760.0

Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks

221
Violent Crimes
697.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
94.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 221 violent crimes in Fairbanks in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairbanks is 697.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairbanks each year. That compares to a 1 in 138.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 94.34% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.64% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 724.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairbanks

1,097
Property Crimes
3,463.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,097 property crimes in Fairbanks in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairbanks is 3,463.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairbanks each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.77% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.39% higher than the Alaska property crime rate of 1,711.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairbanks

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
North Pole, AK 2,490 52 2,088.4 1,807.2 281.1

Fairbanks SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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