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The Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) is designed to provide reliable and valid estimates of intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women.

Results from the survey are used to:

  • guide planning and policy development,
  • effectively evaluate the impact of prevention and intervention services, and
  • provide greater empirical support for preventing and responding to violence against women.

Estimates of Violence against Women in Alaska

Below are estimates of the number of women in Alaska who have been victims of some type of violence. These data are from the 2010 statewide surveys and 2011–2012 regional surveys.

 

Kodiak Island Borough

Released 10/4/2012

  

City and Borough of Sitka

Released 10/19/2012

  

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Released 10/22/2012
 
 

Statewide

Released 9/30/2010

Municipality of Anchorage

Released 10/3/2011

  

Bristol Bay

Released 10/12/2011

City and Borough of Juneau

Released 10/17/2011

  

City of Fairbanks

Released 10/7/2011

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Released 10/7/2011

Products

Multimedia

Powerpoint slide presentations

"2010 Alaska Victimization Survey" by UAA Justice Center and Alaska Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (2010).

"2010 Alaska Victimization Survey: Report to the Alaska State Legislature" (Powerpoint presentation) by André B. Rosay and Lauree Morton (2011).

"Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Update" (Powerpoint presentation) by André B. Rosay, Katherine TePas, and Joseph A. Masters (2011).

"Results of the 2010 Alaska Victimization Survey" (Powerpoint slide presentation) by Marny Rivera and Lauree. Morton (2011).

Conference papers and presentations

"Alaska Victimization Survey: Detailed Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Questions" by André B. Rosay, Marny Rivera, Brad A. Myrstol, and Darryl S. Wood (2011).

"Alaska Victimization Survey: From Research to Policy and Practice" (poster) by André B. Rosay; Katherine TePas; Darryl S. Wood; Marny Rivera; and Brad A. Myrstol. (2010).

Press releases

Victimization Survey Press Conference (media advisory). September 21, 2010.

Media mentions and reports

Click each item to read complete blog post.

Items are listed in reverse chronological order. Dates given reflect dates of acual media mentions or reports.
See all UAA Justice Center blog posts related to the Alaska Victimization Survey.

AVS data presented at American Society of Criminology annual meeting (14–17 Nov 2012)

UAA Justice Center faculty, Justice Center affiliate faculty, UAA Health Sciences faculty, and Katherine TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska were participants in the panel,  “Patterns of Violence Against Women in Alaska: Estimates, Correlates, and Batterer Interventions.” Presentations included:

  • "Estimates of Violence Against Women from the Alaska Victimization Survey" by Dr. André B. Rosay and Dr. Brad Myrstol of the UAA Justice Center and Katherine TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska
  • "Health Correlates of Violence Against Women: Results from the Alaska Victimization Survey" by Dr. Marny Rivera and Dr. André B. Rosay of the UAA Justice Center, Dr. Gabriel Garcia of the UAA Department of Health Sciences, and Katherine TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska
  • "Rural and Urban Differences in Intimate Partner Violence: Estimates from the Alaska Victimization Survey"
    by Dr. Darryl S. Wood (UAA Justice Center affiliate faculty) of Washington State University Vancouver, Dr. André Rosay of the UAA Justice Center, and Katherine TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska
  • "Evaluation of Fairbanks Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Pilot Project: Preliminary Results and Their Policy Implications" by Dr. Cory R. Lepage of the UAA Justice Center

Opinion piece in Anchorage Daily News and Homer Tribune (6 Nov 2012; 14 Nov 2012)

The Compass article "So many Alaska women still suffer violence — and their courage is a marvel" by André B. Rosay, Director of the UAA Justice Center, and Lauree Morton, Executive Director of the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, was published by the Anchorage Daily News online on November 5, 2012 and in its November 6, 2012 print issue. It was republished as "Survey reflects shocking side of Alaska" in the print-only Anchorage Daily News Community Xtra! on November 14.

The piece was also republished as "Facing shockingly high rates of violence" in the Homer Tribune on November, 14, 2012.

Additional 2012 media mentions (March–October 2012)

Below are some media mentions that have not been previously noted:

AVS data is also presented in the the Sitka Youth Leadership Committee Video which focuses on young people and promotes healthy relationships. The video presents data from the 2010 Statewide Alaska Victimization Survey and the 2010 Olweus Bulling Questionnaire/Blatchley Middle School Report. It notes the relationship between domestic violence and bullying, and documents a conversation about bullying and its antidote: community, connection, and belonging. The video was uploaded to vimeo.com on July 9, 2012.

Release of 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (22 Oct 2012)

The results of the 2012 Victimization Survey for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta were released at a press conference on October 22 in Bethel.  Findings include:

  • Over half of adult women in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime;
  •  Nearly 17% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year;
  • One out of every four adult women in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and 
  • More than four out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

For further information, see the UAA Justice Center's complete blog post.

Below are links to media coverage of this event:

Release of 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey results for City and Borough of Sitka (19 Oct 2012)

The results of the 2012 Victimization Survey for the City and Borough of Sitka were released at a press conference on October 19 in Sitka. Findings include:

  • 47% of adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime;
  •  Nearly 7% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year;
  • One out of every four adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and 
  • Four out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

For further information, see the UAA Justice Center's complete blog post.

Below are links to media coverage of this event:

Release of 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Kodiak Island Borough (4 Oct 2012)

The results of the 2012 Victimization Survey for the Kodiak Island Borough was conducted from March to May 2012 in the Kodiak Island Borough.  Findings include:

  • Nearly 44% of adult women in the Kodiak Island Borough have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime;
  • Over 6% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year;
  • More than 1 out of every 5 adult women in the Kodiak Island Borough have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and 
  • More than 1 out of every 3 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

For further information, see the UAA Justice Center's complete blog post.

Below are links to media coverage of this event:

AVS data cited in First Alaskans magazine (June/July 2012)

Data from the Alaska Victimization Survey was cited in an article in First Alaskans magazine, "Alaska's Top Cop," about Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Joe Masters, who was an early advocate of a victimization survey in Alaska. The magazine is a publication of the First Alaskans Institute.

AVS data cited by Alaska Federation of Natives in letter to Congressman Don Young in support of VAWA (7 May 2012)

The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) cite Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) data and other Justice Center research on violence against Ahtna and Athabascan women in a May 7, 2012 letter to Alaska Congressman Don Young.   The letter urged Congressman Young  to "include provisions that will enable Tribal governments in Alaska to more effectively combat an epidemic of domestic violence aginst Native American and Alaska Native women, as you consider any Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) authorization."

Survey results cited in Alaska Dispatch article on most dangerous cities for U.S. women (26 Apr 2012)

Survey results cited in Forbes article on most dangerous U.S. cities for women (26 Apr 2012)

Presentation at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in New York City (16 Mar 2012)

Jane E. Palmer, Research Associate, National Institute of Justice;

(left to right): Jane E. Palmer, Research Associate, National Institute of Justice; Katie TePas, Office of the Governor, State of Alaska; Dr. André Rosay, Director, UAA Justice Center; Ada Pecos Melton, President, American Indian Development Associates

AVS featured in story on KCAW 104.7,90.1 community radio in Southeast Alaska (16 Mar 2012)

AVS statistics cited by Senator Lisa Murkowski during U.S. Senate debate on Violence Against Women Act (15 Mar 2012)

Presentations to Alaska House Finance Committee and the Alaska Division of Behavioral Health (23 Feb 2012)

Justice Center granted $350,000 by CDVSA to continue Alaska Victimization Survey work (13 Feb 2012)

Presentation at Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee Crime Summit (25 Jan 2012)

Justice Center research highlighted in Pick.Click.Give donation guide (Jan 2012)

Presentation at Section 904 Task Force Meeting, Office on Violence against Women, U.S. Department of Justice (14 Dec 2011)

Opinion piece in Anchorage Daily News (6 Nov 2011)

Release of 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey results for City and Borough of Juneau (17 Oct 2011)

The results of the 2011 Victimization Survey for the City and Borough of Juneau were released at a press conference on October 17 in Juneau.

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Pictured after the press conference (l to r): Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center Director; Lauree Morton, CDVSA Executive Director; Saralyn Tabachnick, AWARE Executive Director; and Bruce Botelho, Mayor of the City and Borough of Juneau.

Release of 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Bristol Bay Region (12 Oct 2011)

Release of 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Fairbanks and Fairbanks North Star Borough; multiple media reports (7 Oct 2011)

The results of the 2011 Victimization Survey for Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough were released at a press conference on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12 noon at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Chambers.

Pictured after the press conference (l to r); Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center Director; Lauree Morton, CDVSA Executive Director, Brenda Stanfill, Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living Director; and Katie TePas, Special Assistant to Governor Sean Parnell’s Choose Respect Initiative.

KTVF Channel 11 video (1:10):

Release of 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Anchorage; multiple media reports (3 Oct 2011)

The 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey results for Anchorage were released October 3, 2011at a press conference at the Anchorage Museum.

Pictured after the after Anchorage press conference left to right: Lauree Morton, Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Executive Director (CDVSA); Nancy Haag, Standing Together Against Rape (STAR) Executive Director; Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center Director; Susan Cushing, CDVSA Chair; Katie TePas, Special Assistant to Governor Sean Parnell’s Choose Respect Initiative; Sgt. Ken McCoy, Anchorage Police Department (APD); Amanda Matthews Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis (AWAIC) Program Manager; Melissa Emmal, AWAIC Deputy Director; Suzi Pearson, AWAIC Executive Director; and Lt. Dave Parker, APD.

Update presented to Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (30 Sep 2011)

Presentation to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Training Conference, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (7–8 Apr 2011)

Presentations to federal agencies in Washington, DC (Mar 2011)

Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Update, March 2011

Alaska Victimization Survey cited by Governor Sean Parnell at Anchorage Chamber of Commerce lunch (14 Feb 2011)

Report on Dillingham public radio (4 Feb 2011)

Presentation to joint meeting of Alaska Senate Judiciary and Alaska Senate Health & Social Service committees; multiple reports in Alaska and national media (24 Jan 2011)

Alaska Victimization Survey data highlighted in Victims for Justice newsletter (20 Dec 2010)

Presentation at National Indian Nations Conference on Justice for Victims of Crime (13 Dec 2010)

Justice faculty presentation at American Society of Criminology conference (Nov 2010)

Presentation to Alaska District Attorneys Conference (Oct 2010)

Presentation to Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Sustainability and Future Visions meeting (Oct 2010)

Presentation at Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Initiative Workgroup (13 Oct 2010)

Presentation at Victims’ Advocates and Behavioral Health Providers Conference (Oct 2010)

Survey results highlighted on "KIds These Days" program on KSKA-FM public radio (6 Oct 2010)

Joint press conference of UAA Justice Center and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault announcing baseline results; multiple reports in Alaska media (30 Sep 2010)

The UAA Justice Center and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) held a joint press conference on September 30 to introduce the results of the 2010 Alaska Victimization Survey conducted by the Justice Center through a contract with CDVSA. Researchers surveyed 871 women throughout Alaska by telephone in May–June 2010.

Col. Audie Holloway of the Alaska State Troopers, Nancy Haag of STAR, Suzi Pearson of AWAIC, and Sandy Samaniego of CDVSA

Pictured (left to right): Col. Audie Holloway of the Alaska State Troopers, Nancy Haag of STAR, Suzi Pearson of AWAIC, and Sandy Samaniego of CDVSA addressed audience questions.