Anchorage asks a buyer to weigh two things at once. Crime sits in the 3rd percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades, and property crime, at 2,766 per 100k against a national 1,954, is 42% above average and the layer most households encounter day to day. The 4.3% year-over-year drop in violent crime in 2024 is real but small; SafeNest classifies the pattern as stable, not improving. Schools split the same way: the 5.2/10 average across 78 rated schools hides high schools at 6.4/10 and middle schools at 4.1/10, so a family's experience depends on which years their children are in. Alaska's 19 federal flood declarations since 1967 are state-level context, not a parcel determination. Every number here is a city-wide average, and none of them describes the block you are considering.
Crime in Anchorage vs. the national average
Anchorage reports 1,016 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 167% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,766 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (42% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 4.3% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Anchorage | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 1016 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2766 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Anchorage can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Alaska — the state SafeNest uses for Anchorage's flood context — list 19 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1967 and 2026, most recently "Severe Storms, Flooding, And Remnants Of Typhoon Halong". Alaska has also seen 2 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Anchorage address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Anchorage
Public schools in Anchorage average 5.2/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 78 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.4/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.1/10. The highest-scoring is Aquarian Charter School at 9.2/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Anchorage: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Anchorage address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Anchorage
Is Anchorage, AK safe?
Anchorage records 1016 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 167% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Anchorage?
Anchorage reports approximately 1016 violent crimes and 2766 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Anchorage have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Anchorage, federal records show 19 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Alaska, most recently in 2026; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).