Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, has about 290,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Anchorage Municipality depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Alaska Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Anchorage Municipality
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Anchorage Municipality the city and the county are one government, and the agency that reports for Anchorage takes the reports.
Reports from the City Agencies in Anchorage Municipality
The one city the FBI lists in Anchorage Municipality with a reporting agency of its own:
- Anchorage: 2,951 violent and 9,583 property crimes reported for 2025; 9,424 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Anchorage Municipality in 2025
The one agency in Anchorage Municipality with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,951 violent and 9,583 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Anchorage reported 9,424 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Alaska Public Records Act Requires
Under the Alaska Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 10 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and search time. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other municipality record goes through the municipality records request page SearchSystems verified, at muni.org/Departments/it/Pages/Records-Management.aspx (page title: Office of Information Technology (OIT) Public Records Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Anchorage Municipality?
From the agency whose officer took it: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days.
How long does an agency in Anchorage Municipality have to answer?
Under the Alaska Public Records Act, within 10 working days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
Is this the official Anchorage Municipality website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official municipality, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.