Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the Kodiak Island Borough: Key Results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey

• Main Author: Rosay, André B.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage; Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public Safety 2012
• Subjects: Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS); domestic violence; intimate partner violence (IPV); Kodiak; AK; Kodiak Island Borough; sexual assault; sexual violence; victims of crime; violence against women; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7849

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Kodiak Island Borough, which was conducted from March to May 2012, with results released on October 4, 2012 in Kodiak. 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. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public Safety Purpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitations