Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 September 30, 2026.
North Slope Borough, Alaska, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, with one city agency reporting to the FBI. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Alaska Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: North Slope Borough public records, Alaska arrest records, Alaska inmate search and Alaska criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in North Slope Borough
Alaska has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in North Slope Borough are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, and in Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
How Many Arrests North Slope Borough Reports
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- North Slope Borough: 282 for 2025, 285 for 2024, 375 for 2023, 416 for 2022, 302 for 2021 and 274 for 2020.
North Slope Borough's 282 arrests in 2025 were down 1.1 percent from 285 in 2024.
Through July 2026, North Slope Borough reported 167 arrests, against 169 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in North Slope Borough Are Held
In Alaska the jails belong to the state. Anyone held after an arrest in North Slope Borough is booked into a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and the inmate lookup is the state's.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in North Slope Borough
An arrest in North Slope Borough can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Alaska Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at law.alaska.gov/department/criminal/DA-Dillingham.html, phone (907) 842-2482).
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Alaska is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks, through the Alaska Department of Public Safety. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in North Slope Borough
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the agency must answer within 10 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (907) 842-2482, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Alaska Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based or name-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Cities in North Slope Borough: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in North Slope Borough with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the borough agencies'. The FBI's list also carries the North Slope Borough Police Department as a city agency in North Slope Borough; North Slope Borough is not among the cities above.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in North Slope Borough each year?
North Slope Borough reported 282 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
Where are people arrested in North Slope Borough booked?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Are arrest records public in North Slope Borough?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Alaska Department of Public Safety: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alaska Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in North Slope Borough?
From the agency that made the arrest: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days.
Is this the official North Slope Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.