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Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska: 2002-2003 Update >
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| Rosay,
André, with Sanders, Jeannie; Collins, Mary Lee; Smith, Sandra;
Caladine, Bonnie; and Monahan, Donna. (2006). Descriptive
Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska: 2002/2003 Update.
Final report. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. |
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Abstract: This
brief report updates the previous report Descriptive
Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska to document some
of the changes in the nature of sexual assault in Anchorage, Alaska from
2000 to 2003. From 2000 to 2003, the rates of reported sexual assaults in
Anchorage continue to be significantly higher than national rates; most
victims continued to be female, and almost all suspects male; over half
of sexual assaults continued to occur in private residences; and the Spenard
and Fairview community council areas continued to experience the highest
numbers of sexual assaults in the municipality. However, from 2000 to 2003,
some key changes in the nature of sexual assaults were observed. The number
of forcible rapes and sexual assaults reported showed a steady increase;
sexual assault victimizations increased particularly among Natives and Blacks,
among persons younger than 15 years old and those aged 45 to 54 years of
age; stranger assaults declined while non-stranger assaults increased; and
sexual assaults occurring in the Downtown community council area increased
by 144 percent. While this update provides a brief overview of some key
changes in the nature of sexual assaults in Anchorage, it does provide enough
information to assist in changing policy, and the information presented
is now two years old. Ideally, a monitoring program would be developed in
Anchorage to provide real-time empirical information about sexual assault
and forcible rape to assist in efforts to fight these crimes.
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