FBI arrest data · 2024
Alaska Arrests
20,170 arrests were reported by 33 Alaska law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (5,976); 5.3% of arrests were of juveniles.
Alaska arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 5,976 | 29.6% |
| Simple assault | 3,848 | 19.1% |
| Driving under the influence | 2,983 | 14.8% |
| Aggravated assault | 1,554 | 7.7% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,266 | 6.3% |
| Vandalism | 912 | 4.5% |
| Drug abuse violations | 682 | 3.4% |
| Disorderly conduct | 676 | 3.4% |
| Burglary | 451 | 2.2% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 307 | 1.5% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 264 | 1.3% |
| Robbery | 226 | 1.1% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 221 | 1.1% |
| Vagrancy | 182 | 0.9% |
| Fraud | 141 | 0.7% |
| Offenses against family & children | 132 | 0.7% |
| Rape | 93 | 0.5% |
| Liquor law violations | 84 | 0.4% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 51 | 0.3% |
| Arson | 33 | 0.2% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 29 | 0.1% |
| Embezzlement | 28 | 0.1% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 25 | 0.1% |
| Drunkenness | 3 | 0.0% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 3 | 0.0% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 0 | 0.0% |
| Curfew & loitering | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gambling | 0 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 0 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 0 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in Alaska
By sex & age
Shares of all Alaska arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 19,750 race entries reported (12,073 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 9,219 | 46.7% |
| Black or African American | 1,514 | 7.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 8,149 | 41.3% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 868 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 158 | 1.3% |
Alaska arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Police Department | City | Anchorage Municipality | 8,534 |
| State Troopers | State Police | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 5,526 |
| Fairbanks Police Department | City | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 959 |
| Juneau Police Department | City | Juneau City and Borough | 788 |
| Bethel Police Department | City | Bethel Census Area | 748 |
| Wasilla Police Department | City | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 461 |
| Nome Police Department | City | Nome Census Area | 383 |
| Kenai Police Department | City | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 370 |
| North Slope Borough Police Department | City | North Slope Borough | 285 |
| Soldotna Police Department | City | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 227 |
| Homer Police Department | City | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 226 |
| Anchorage International Airport | Other | Anchorage Municipality | 226 |
| Palmer Police Department | City | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 206 |
| Valdez Police Department | City | Copper River Census Area | 172 |
| Kodiak Police Department | City | Kodiak Island Borough | 153 |
| Kotzebue Police Department | City | Northwest Arctic Borough | 123 |
| Sitka Police Department | City | Sitka City and Borough | 110 |
| Seward Police Department | City | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 87 |
| North Pole Police Department | City | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 83 |
| Ketchikan Police Department | City | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 77 |
| Petersburg Police Department | City | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 59 |
| Craig Police Department | City | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 58 |
| Metlakatla Tribal Police Department | Tribal | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 46 |
| University of Alaska: Fairbanks | University or College | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 46 |
| Unalaska Police Department | City | Aleutians West Census Area | 40 |
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Alaska arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in Alaska in 2024?+
20,170 arrests were reported to the FBI by 33 Alaska law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in Alaska?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 5,976 arrests, 29.6% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in Alaska?+
1,073 of Alaska's 2024 reported arrests (5.3%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.