text: You're correct, but that's apples and oranges. You're referencing overall crime, the other poster was talking about homicide. Our current homicide rate, while higher than the national average, is nowhere near the highest nationwide. 
  
  And, as noted, the risk of homicide is not evenly distributed within any given overall population. If you aren't associated with people involved in drug trafficking and gang activity, and aren't in an ongoing violent domestic relationship, your risk of being a homicide victim is very low.  Even in a city like Chicago, much less Anchorage.