Forcible Rapes and Sexual Assaults in Anchorage
Originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum 20(4): 1, 9–11 (Winter 2004). 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 Nat...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7013 |
| Summary: | Originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum 20(4): 1, 9–11 (Winter 2004). 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. |
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