The April 2011 UAA Justice Center Research Overview presents "...information on serious violent and property crimes reported to Anchorage police for the period 2003 to 2009. The data were collected as part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR). The data presented here are limited to Part I offenses of the UCR, which include four violent crimes (murder and non-negligent homicide, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and four property crimes (burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson).
"...Overall the volume of violent crimes reported to Anchorage police increased significantly between 2003 and 2009. Robbery rates increased by 50% and aggravated assault increased 39% during the period. The rate of increase for forcible rape was significant (11%). Over the same timeframe, the murder rate dropped 21%, from 6.27 per 100,000 population in 2003 to 4.94 per 100,000 in 2009. Anchorage property crime rates declined between 2003 and 2009, with the largest declines seen in motor vehicle theft (-31%) and larceny theft (-18%). A decline was also seen for arson rates (-17%), but an increase of 9% was seen for burglary rates over the period."
The report notes that, "...for five cities of similar size also located in the western United States... in 2009 Anchorage had a substantially higher rate of violent crime... due in large measure to Anchorage's exceptionally high rates of aggravated assault and forciable rape." On the other hand, "Overall, Anchorage had the lowest property crime rates."
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