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Myrstol, Brad A.Keyword
assaultcrime in Alaska
crime in the United States
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robbery
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
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AJSAC Fact Sheet 12-01Abstract
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.Table of Contents
Murder rates in the U.S. / Firearm use in U.S. murders / Firearm use in U.S. murders / Firearm use in Alaska murders / Firearm use in Alaska murders / Firearm use in Alaska robberies / Summary / NotesDate
2012-01-01Source
AJSAC Fact SheetPublisher
Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska AnchorageType
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Myrstol, Brad A. (2012). "Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. And Alaska, 1980–2011." AJSAC Fact Sheet 12-01 (Dec 2012).Collections
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