Wrangell, AK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wrangell, AK Summary

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

  • There were 10 total crimes committed in Wrangell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 504.0 total crimes per 100K people in Wrangell.
  • The overall crime rate in Wrangell is -78.31% below the national average.
  • Wrangell ranks #5 safest out of 27 cities in Alaska.
  • Wrangell ranks #1,831 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Wrangell Vs Alaska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wrangell is 504.0 per 100,000 people. That's -78.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.73% lower than the Alaska total crime rate of 3,098.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wrangell
/ 100k People
Alaska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10 504.0 3,098.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 201.6 578.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 201.6 837.8 369.8
Burglary 1 50.4 379.5 269.8
Larceny 5 252.0 1,611.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 269.3 282.7
Property Crime 6 302.4 2,260.5 1,954.4

Wrangell Crime Compared To Alaska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alaska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Wrangell

4
Violent Crimes
201.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Wrangell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wrangell is 201.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 496.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wrangell each year. That compares to a 1 in 119.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.94% lower than the Alaska violent crime rate of 837.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wrangell

6
Property Crimes
302.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Wrangell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wrangell is 302.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 330.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wrangell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.62% lower than the Alaska property crime rate of 2,260.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wrangell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ketchikan, AK 7,953 87 1,093.9 930.5 163.5

Wrangell SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
4
Education
6
Commute
10
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