Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Slope Borough, AK Crime Grade
How North Slope Borough grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Alaska — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alaska
4/10
vs. Alaska cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Slope Borough, AK was 818.3 per 100,000 residents (86 incidents over a population of 10,510). That puts North Slope Borough 152% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 12% above the Alaska statewide rate of 730.0.
That ranks North Slope Borough #3,608 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #3 of 5 in Alaska. Violent crime is up 37% year over year and down 17% over the last five years.
North Slope Borough, AK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Alaska Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 818.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,608 of 3,771
- AK rank
- #3 of 5
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 37%
- 5-year change
- down 17%
- Population
- 10,510
- Reporting agency
- North Slope Borough Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Slope Borough Police Department (FBI ORI AK0011800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Slope Borough (red), Alaska (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Slope Borough vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 988.2(92) | 739.1(81) | 645.0(69) | 596.4(63) | 818.3(86) |
| Murder | 21.5(2) | 18.2(2) | 9.3(1) | 28.4(3) | 19.0(2) |
| Rape | 333.0(31) | 73.0(8) | 102.8(11) | 85.2(9) | 123.7(13) |
| Robbery | 10.7(1) | 9.1(1) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 623.0(58) | 638.7(70) | 523.5(56) | 482.8(51) | 675.5(71) |
| Property crime | 644.5(60) | 602.2(66) | 738.5(79) | 530.1(56) | 1046.6(110) |
| Burglary | 139.6(13) | 155.1(17) | 168.3(18) | 132.5(14) | 123.7(13) |
| Larceny | 322.2(30) | 255.5(28) | 252.4(27) | 217.7(23) | 371.1(39) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 161.1(15) | 146.0(16) | 289.8(31) | 160.9(17) | 523.3(55) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Slope Borough, AK Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the North Slope Borough Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for North Slope Borough calculated?
- North Slope Borough's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Alaska state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Alaska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the North Slope Borough Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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