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The Sitka crime rate is lower than the Alaska average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #7

Sitka, AK	1,227.15
Alaska	1,986.25
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sitka, AK Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sitka, AK	Count	0	0	0	6	37	195	7	0
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	66.3	408.8	2,154.5	77.3	0.0	848
	Alaska	Per 100,000	5.6	75.3	85.4	440.2	427.6	2,096.4	236.0	NA	1,884
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sitka, AK	Count	0	0	0	7	21	174	12	1
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	77.0	230.9	1,913.6	132.0	11.0	737
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.6	87.6	84.9	425.5	396.7	2,258.0	230.6	NA	1,938
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sitka, AK	Count	0	1	1	10	17	120	6	0
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	11.0	11.0	110.4	187.6	1,324.5	66.2	0.0	640
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.1	79.7	86.1	433.2	403.3	2,128.0	208.1	NA	1,860
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sitka, AK	Count	0	1	3	12	28	167	4	1
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	11.1	33.2	132.8	309.8	1,848.0	44.3	11.1	878
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.0	58.1	79.7	464.6	391.0	2,056.0	185.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sitka, AK	Count	0	3	2	28	19	182	21	1
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	34.2	22.8	318.8	216.3	2,072.2	239.1	11.4	1,270
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.4	75.0	83.6	475.8	437.2	2,187.3	228.0	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sitka, AK	Count	0	7	2	9	18	229	22	1
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	78.7	22.5	101.2	202.3	2,574.2	247.3	11.2	1,397
	Alaska	Per 100,000	3.1	73.3	93.8	462.7	515.0	2,189.2	241.8	NA	1,943
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sitka, AK	Count	1	3	0	9	18	273	41	0
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	11.3	33.8	0.0	101.4	202.7	3,074.7	461.8	0.0	1,540
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.1	64.3	94.0	489.6	472.1	2,221.5	238.7	NA	1,924
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sitka, AK	Count	0	9	0	22	21	250	19	2
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	100.8	0.0	246.3	235.1	2,798.9	212.7	22.4	1,675
	Alaska	Per 100,000	6.4	77.4	85.3	492.0	538.7	2,487.0	353.8	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sitka, AK	Count	0	4	1	11	24	255	18	1
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	44.1	11.0	121.2	264.5	2,810.5	198.4	11.0	1,293
	Alaska	Per 100,000	5.4	76.0	90.3	516.4	617.3	2,610.2	377.4	NA	2,262
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sitka, AK	Count	0	10	2	19	39	298	25	2
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	111.6	22.3	212.1	435.3	3,325.9	279.0	22.3	1,993
	Alaska	Per 100,000	4.8	81.1	80.9	465.1	622.5	2,599.1	391.0	NA	2,221
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Sitka, AK		-0.50
Alaska		21.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sitka, AK Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sitka, AK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alaska	Per 100,000	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sitka, AK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alaska	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sitka, AK	2.46
Alaska	2.27
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sitka, AK Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sitka, AK	Count	28	13	15
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	309.4	143.6	165.7	2.26
	Alaska	Per 100,000	264.6	171.8	92.8	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sitka, AK	Count	27	14	13
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	296.9	154.0	143.0	2.25
	Alaska	Per 100,000	264.3	179.0	85.3	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sitka, AK	Count	29	15	14
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	320.1	165.6	154.5	2.43
	Alaska	Per 100,000	269.9	175.9	93.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sitka, AK	Count	31	17	14
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	343.0	188.1	154.9	2.66
	Alaska	Per 100,000	275.6	177.9	97.6	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sitka, AK	Count	29	15	14
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	330.2	170.8	159.4	2.50
	Alaska	Per 100,000	274.0	171.8	102.2	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sitka, AK	Count	30	17	13
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	337.2	191.1	146.1	2.64
	Alaska	Per 100,000	283.9	181.3	102.7	2.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sitka, AK	Count	34	19	15
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	382.9	214.0	168.9	2.98
	Alaska	Per 100,000	286.0	183.6	102.4	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sitka, AK	Count	34	18	16
	Sitka, AK	Per 100,000	380.7	201.5	179.1	2.91
	Alaska	Per 100,000	277.2	176.8	100.4	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sitka, AK	Count	35	19	16
2005	Sitka, AK	Count	35	19	16