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March 2009

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage No. 7

Sexual Assaults in Anchorage

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Originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum 22(4): 2-3 (Winter 2006).
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/22/4winter2006/b_sxassault.html
For other articles and publications related to sexual assault and violence against women, see:
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/vaw/

Abstract: This study examined the characteristics of all sexual assaults reported to the Anchorage Police Department from 2000 through 2003. Key descriptive findings are summarized.

  • Victims tended to be young and female, with Native women victims in over 45% of reported sexual assaults.
  • In a majority of the assaults – over 62% - the assailant was not a stranger to the victim. The most common non-stranger relationships included friends and acquaintances.
  • A majority of the assaults occurred indoors, with 45% taking place at the residence of one or both of those involved.
  • Sixty-five percent of victims had used alcohol prior to the assault and 74% of suspects had also.
  • While assaults occurred all over the Municipality of Anchorage, they happened with more frequency in Spenard, Fairview, and Downtown.

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