Exploratory Spatial Analyses of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage

Research > Spatial Patterning of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage > Exploratory Spatial Analysis

Rosay, André and Langworthy, Robert H. (Apr 2004). "Exploratory Spatial Analyses of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage" (Powerpoint presentation). Slideshow presentation presented at the Seventh Annual International Crime Mapping Research Conference, National Institute of Justice, Boston, MA. (Available from Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.)

Microsoft Powerpoint presentation (at National Institute of Justice website)

See also:
> Spatial Patterning of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage (project) > Epidemiological Study of Sexual Assault in Anchorage (project) > Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska: 2002-2003 Update (project) > Sex offenses

Abstract: Using data on the locations of sexual assaults reported to the Anchorage Police Department in 2000 and 2001, the authors used Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis techniques to (1) identify the locations where sexual assaults were concentrated and (2) examine the correlates of these spatial concentrations. In both analyses, the authors also examined differences between white and Native victimizations. The spatial concentrations of sexual assault victimizations vary significantly by race, as do the correlates of the respective spatial concentrations. The authors conclude that there is a relationship between assault locations and bar locations, but that the relationship far from perfect and the question of whether there is a causal mechanism exists remains unknown. Nonetheless, successful interventions to prevent sexual assaults must involve bars; but targeting bars will be both inefficient and insufficient for fully addressing the problem of sexual assault prevention in Anchorage.

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