Sitka, AK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sitka, AK Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Sitka in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 830.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sitka.
  • The overall crime rate in Sitka is -60.80% below the national average.
  • Sitka ranks #10 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Sitka ranks #3,742 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

Sitka Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sitka is 830.7 per 100,000 people. That's -60.80% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -65.89% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 2,435.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sitka
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 830.7 2,435.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 82.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 168.6 513.0 256.0
Violent Crime 15 180.6 724.1 359.0
Burglary 5 60.2 238.2 229.0
Larceny 45 541.8 1,227.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 48.2 245.6 259.0
Property Crime 54 650.1 1,711.2 1,760.0

Sitka 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 Sitka

15
Violent Crimes
180.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Sitka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sitka is 180.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 553.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sitka each year. That compares to a 1 in 138.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.06% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 724.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sitka

54
Property Crimes
650.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Sitka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sitka is 650.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 153.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sitka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.06% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.01% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 1,711.2 per 100,000 people.

Sitka SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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