Forcible Rapes and Sexual Assaults in Anchorage

Authors

• André B. Rosay

Files

Description

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.

Publication Date

3-13-2009

Keywords

Anchorage, AK, crime in Alaska, sexual assault, violence against women

Recommended Citation

Rosay, André B., "Forcible Rapes and Sexual Assaults in Anchorage" (2009). Alaska Justice Forum Reprints. 7.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_ak_justice_forum_reprints/7

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7013