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Alaska
63
State score · Fair
739.7
Violent crime / 100k (high)
258
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Alaska
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Blizzard 85
- High Wind 77
- Winter Storm 43
- Heavy Snow 31
- Flood 28
Alaska parks ranked by safety
19 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 69
Iñupiat Heritage Center North Slope Borough
#2 63
Alagnak Wild River Wild River Lake and Peninsula Borough
#3 63
Alaska Public Lands Anchorage Municipality
#4 63
Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area National Historic Area Aleutians West Census Area
#5 63
Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve National Monument & Preserve Lake and Peninsula Borough
#6 63
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve National Preserve Nome Census Area
#7 63
Cape Krusenstern National Monument National Monument Northwest Arctic Borough
#8 63
Denali National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Denali Borough
#9 63
Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
#10 63
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
#11 63
Katmai National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Lake and Peninsula Borough
#12 63
Kenai Fjords National Park National Park Kenai Peninsula Borough
#13 63
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park National Historical Park Skagway Municipality
#14 63
Kobuk Valley National Park National Park Northwest Arctic Borough
#15 63
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Lake and Peninsula Borough
#16 63
Noatak National Preserve National Preserve Northwest Arctic Borough
#17 63
Sitka National Historical Park National Historical Park Sitka City and Borough
#18 63
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Copper River Census Area
#19 63
Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve National Preserve Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.