Palmer, AK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Palmer, AK Summary

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

  • There were 72 total crimes committed in Palmer in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,102.1 total crimes per 100K people in Palmer.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmer is -48.00% below the national average.
  • Palmer ranks #12 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Palmer ranks #4,779 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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Palmer Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmer is 1,102.1 per 100,000 people. That's -48.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.74% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 2,435.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmer
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 72 1,102.1 2,435.2 2,119.2
Murder 3 45.9 6.9 5.0
Robbery 2 30.6 82.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 76.5 513.0 256.0
Violent Crime 10 153.1 724.1 359.0
Burglary 9 137.8 238.2 229.0
Larceny 40 612.3 1,227.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 199.0 245.6 259.0
Property Crime 62 949.0 1,711.2 1,760.0

Palmer 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 Palmer

10
Violent Crimes
153.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Palmer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmer is 153.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 653.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 138.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.86% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 724.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmer

62
Property Crimes
949.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 property crimes in Palmer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmer is 949.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.08% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.54% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 1,711.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wasilla, AK 10,240 294 2,871.1 2,421.9 449.2

Palmer SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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