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

Sampson, Rus'sel

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 Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates: 1985-2022	i	Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet i	UAA www.uaa.alaska.edu/ajic March 2025 – AJIC 25-01  Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates: 1985-2022  Rus’sel Sampson, M.P.A., Research Professional  This fact sheet explores 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). Misdemeanor assaults include assaults where no weapons were used, assaults which did not result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim, stalking, intimidation, coercion, and hazing. Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates were calculated as the number of misdemeanor assault arrests per 100,000 population across all demographics and geographic places 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 across all demographics and places 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). Alaska’s misdemeanor assault arrest rate more than tripled between 1985 (254.1 per 100,000) and  Figure 1. Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates: 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.   254.1785.0 760.4433.9532.20200400600800100019851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Rate per 100,000 Alaska population Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates: 1985-2022	i	Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet i	UAA 1996 (760.4 per 100,000). A marked decline occurred from 2011 (760.4 per 100,000) to 2014 (433.9 per 100,000), resulting in a short-term reduction of 42.9%. Overall, Alaska’s misdemeanor assault arrest rate more than doubled during the period, going from 254.1 per 100,000 in 1985 to 532.2 per 100,000 in 2022.                                      Table 1. Alaska misdemeanor assault arrest rates: 1985-2022 Rate per 100,000 Alaska population Year Arrest Rate 1985 254.1 1986 317.4 1987 410.1 1988 410.1 1989 368.9 1990 535.0 1991 573.4 1992 655.8 1993 743.3 1994 749.1 1995 742.7 1996 785.0 1997 747.5 1998 681.9 1999 735.9 2000 749.2 2001 719.9 2002 608.8 2003 668.5 2004 594.9 2005 614.4 2006 612.8 2007 606.9 2008 593.0 2009 720.1 2010 753.7 2011 760.4 2012 586.6 2013 488.3 2014 433.9 2015 588.1 2016 578.8 2017 603.9 2018 669.5 2019 714.1 2020 634.7 2021  2022 532.2 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: 1985-2022

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Alaska Misdemeanor Assault Arrest Rates: 1985-2022

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