Police Shootings and Violent Crime Statistics in Alaska

Alaska has a population of 738,516. In the year 2020, 8 people were killed by police in Alaska, that number increased 14.29% over the previous year. The state ranks in the #1 position in violent crimes per 100k population, and #3 in total police killings per 100k people. The largest minority in the state are Native Americans which represent 14.02 percent of the population followed by Hispanics at 6.93%. You are 25.04 times more likely to get killed by a police officer if you are black in the state of Alaska.