A Better Alaska
Alaska has changed since 2018. Not every headline mentions it. Here's the record.A Better Alaska
Alaska has changed since 2018. Not every headline mentions it. Here's the record.Public Safety
Crime, investigations, and policing in rural Alaska — measured against 2018.
Reported crime
−42%since 2018
Alaska's reported crime rate has fallen more than 40 percent since 2018.
The rate fell from 4,215.2 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2018 to 2,451.5 in 2024, including a 7.0 percent drop from 2023 to 2024 alone.
Alaska Department of Public Safety — Crime in Alaska 2024
Sexual assault kits
3,000+kits cleared
Alaska cleared its historical backlog of more than 3,000 untested sexual assault examination kits.
New kits are now tracked and processed under statutory timelines, averaging 113 days in FY2024.
Alaska Department of Public Safety — Report on untested sexual assault examination kits
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
4full-time investigators
Alaska built a dedicated structure for missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases, where none existed in 2018.
A nine-member MMIP Review Commission established in statute, plus four full-time MMIP investigators inside the Alaska Bureau of Investigation.
Alaska Department of Public Safety — MMIP program
Village Public Safety Officers
90officers
Village Public Safety Officer staffing has more than doubled from its low of 42 officers.
Staffing rose from 70 at the start of FY2025 to 90 by early 2025, a 28.6 percent gain within the year, with retention and graduation rates above 80 percent.
Alaska Department of Public Safety — Village Public Safety Operations annual report, FY2025
Juul Labs settlement
$13Mto the state
Alaska's lawsuit against Juul Labs ended in a $13 million payout to the state.
Announced December 3, 2024, in settlements with vape companies accused of marketing to minors.
Alaska Beacon — Alaska settles two lawsuits against vape companies
Correspondence schools
2024Supreme Court reversal
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed a trial-court ruling in June 2024, preserving Alaska families' correspondence-school allotments.
Alaska Beacon — Supreme Court reverses homeschool allotment ruling
Permit defense
2025appellate win
Alaska successfully defended Donlin Gold's federal permits on appeal in 2025, and continues defending ANWR leasing.
A Ninth Circuit reversal followed a district court ruling against the project.
Orutsararmiut Native Council v. Boyle
