AJSAC Fact Sheet addresses various crime and criminal justice topics periodically.
Note: In 2017, the Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC), which was designated as Alaska's statistical analysis center in 1986 by Governor William Sheffield, merged with the Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC). Beginning in December 2017, the fact sheet series is being published under the AJiC masthead.
For issues from December 2017 on, see AJiC Fact Sheet.
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Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1985-2012
Khristy Parker
This fact sheet presents national and statewide statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program on the use of firearms in the commission of three violent crimes — homicide (murder and nonnegligent homicide), robbery, and aggravated assault — in the U.S. and Alaska from 1985 to 2012. Data on the use of knives and other cutting instruments, strong-arm tactics, and other weapons in the commission of these crimes are also presented.
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Juvenile Justice Referrals in Alaska, 2003-2013
Khristy Parker and Brad A. Myrstol
This fact sheet presents summary information on referrals made by Alaska law enforcement agencies to the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for for state fiscal years 2003–2013. The report presents data on the number of juveniles referred to DJJ, number of referrals made, charges by class and offense type, and demographic information on referred juveniles. Data is drawn from the DJJ Data Trends website.
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Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1980-2011
Brad A. Myrstol
This fact sheet presents national and statewide statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program on the prevalence of murder in the U.S. and Alaska from 1980 to 2011, as well as data on the use of firearms in murders (both for the U.S. as a whole, and Alaska), aggravated assaults (Alaska only), and robberies (Alaska only) over the same period.