This fact sheet presents Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates per 100,000 males and 100,000 females, from 1985-2022

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 Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates, by Sex: 1985-2022 i Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet i UAA www.uaa.alaska.edu/ajic March 2025 – AJIC 25-04  Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates, by Sex: 1985-2022  Rus’sel Sampson, M.P.A., Research Professional  This fact sheet explores male and female misdemeanor assault arrest rate trends in Alaska for the period 1985 to 2022 (the most recent year for which Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest data were available). The misdemeanor assault category includes assaults where no weapons were used, assaults which did not result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim, stalking, intimidation, coercion, and hazing. Sex-specific misdemeanor assault arrest rates were calculated as the number of misdemeanor assault arrests per 100,000 males and 100,000 females in Alaska, for each year from 1985 to 2022. Misdemeanor assault arrest data were obtained from the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Crime in Alaska reports. Alaska population data were obtained from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Figure 1 depicts annual misdemeanor assault arrest rates for males and females in Alaska for the period 1985 to 2022 (Note: misdemeanor assault arrest data for the year 2021 is excluded due to inconsistency in source data reporting). Male and female misdemeanor assault arrest rates   increased during the first decade of the period, with the Figure 1. Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates, by sex: 1985-2022  Notes Arrest data from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Crime in Alaska (1985-2022). Population data from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.  Arrest data excluded for the year 2021 due to source data reporting inconsistency.   417.61,151.51,038.3559.8679.368.3390.5459.3298.3374.0020040060080010001200140019851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Rate per 100,000 males || 100,000 femalesMale Female Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates, by Sex: 1985-2022 i Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet i UAA male rate nearly tripling and the female rate jumping almost six times between 1985 and 1996. Both male and female arrest rates underwent marked declines between 2011 and 2014, rebounding in 2015 and continuing to trend upward through 2019. Overall, the male misdemeanor assault arrest rate increased 62.7% and the female arrest rate increased 447.6% from 1985 through 2022.     Table 1. Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates, by sex: 1985-2022  Rate per 100,000 males and 1,000 females Year Males Females 1985 417.6 68.3 1986 525.8 83.0 1987 671.8 117.1 1988 678.7 109.3 1989 610.3 100.4 1990 882.8 147.6 1991 925.2 182.8 1992 1,051.4 218.6 1993 1,159.9 286.1 1994 1,131.1 332.7 1995 1,106.0 349.8 1996 1,151.5 390.5 1997 1,101.8 366.3 1998 1,000.1 340.4 1999 1,075.2 372.1 2000 1,086.7 388.0 2001 1,023.2 395.1 2002 875.9 322.7 2003 961.0 355.3 2004 857.9 313.0 2005 868.8 341.9 2006 872.7 334.0 2007 856.9 338.6 2008 815.3 354.4 2009 1,024.4 393.6 2010 1,014.3 470.9 2011 1,038.3 459.3 2012 767.1 391.6 2013 640.6 323.9 2014 559.8 298.3 2015 791.7 368.9 2016 788.8 353.1 2017 818.3 373.7 2018 878.9 445.0 2019 934.2 478.4 2020 835.0 417.6 2021     2022 679.3 374.0 Notes Arrest data from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Crime in Alaska (1985-2022). Population data from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.  Arrest data excluded for the year 2021 due to source data reporting inconsistency.   

Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates, by Sex: 1985-2022

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