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The AJiC Fact Sheet is a series of brief reports that describe findings from the descriptive analysis of publicly available data relating to the Alaska criminal justice and legal systems. The Fact Sheet is designed to assist with decision-making by practitioners and policymakers, and to provide a basis for further analysis.
Note: In 2017, AJiC merged with the Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC), which was designated as Alaska's statistical analysis center in 1986 by Governor William Sheffield. The fact sheet series was previously published under the AJSAC masthead.
For issues prior to December 2017, see AJSAC Fact Sheet.
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Publication Alaska Homicide Arrest Rates, by Place: 1985-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-10-04) Sampson, Rus'selThis fact sheet presents Alaska homicide arrests rates per 1,000 population in Anchorage and 1,000 population outside of Anchorage from 1985-2022.Publication Homicides Reported to Police in Alaska, by Place: 1985-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-10-04) Sampson, Rus'selThis fact sheet presents data on homicides reported to police in Alaska per 1,000 population in Anchorage and 1,000 population outside of Anchorage from 1985-2022.Publication Domestic Violence Treatment Interventions: Evidence from the Past Decade(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-08-21) Johnson, IngridA literature review of ten peer-reviewed meta-analyses (2014-2024) was conducted to evaluate the preventative effects of domestic violence treatment interventions for perpetrators and victims.Publication Alaska DUI Arrest Rates: 1987-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-07-17) Sampson, Rus'sel; Gonzalez, AndrewThis fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1987-2022 per 100,000 population across all demographics and geographic areas in the state.Publication Alaska DUI Arrest Rates, by Place: 1987-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-07-17) Sampson, Rus'sel; Gonzalez, AndrewThis fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates, by place, from 1987-2022. Place-specific DUI arrest rates were calculated per 100,000 population in Anchorage and 100,000 population outside Anchorage.Publication Alaska DUI Arrest Rates, by Race: 1990-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-07-17) Sampson, Rus'sel; Gonzalez, AndrewThis fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1990-2022 per 100,000 race-specific population.Publication Alaska DUI Arrest Rates, by Sex: 1987-2022(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-07-17) Sampson, Rus'sel; Gonzalez, AndrewThis fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1987-2022 per 100,000 females and 100,000 males.Publication Domestic Violence Primary Prevention: Evidence from the Past Decade(Alaska Justice Information Center, 2024-07-12) Johnson, IngridThis fact sheet summarizes findings from 16 meta-analyses synthesizing the results of evaluations of primary domestic violence prevention interventions between 2014 and 2024. Primary prevention includes policies or programs that stop the onset of crime perpetration and/or victimization. Domestic violence includes sexual violence, stalking, physical violence, psychological aggression, and/or control of reproductive or sexual health by spouses, boy or girlfriends, dating partners, or hook up partners. Findings show a preventative effect amongst youth and community-based adults, while no preventative effect was seen in college students.Publication Alaska Trial Court Caseload FY 2007–2018(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2019-06-27) Kisarauskas, YevgeniiThis fact sheet presents data on criminal case filings in Alaska trial courts for fiscal years 2007–2018. From FY07 to FY18, misdemeanors filed in Alaska trial courts decreased while felonies filed increased. The majority of the increase in total felony filings came from violent, property, and weapons cases. The majority of the decline in district court cases is due to declining filings in public order, DUI, and other motor vehicle cases. Data are drawn from annual reports of the Alaska Court System.Publication Property Crime in Alaska 1985–2017(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2019-03-07) Kisarauskas, YevgeniiThis fact sheet describes Alaska property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends. Overall property crime in Alaska increased by 28.6% from 2011 to 2017. Burglary and larceny theft increased moderately, but motor vehicle theft rates tripled from the lowest recorded rate 2011 to the highest recorded rate in 2017. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.Publication Drug Possession Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1986–2017 — Drug Types by Sex(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-12-19) Ervin, BenjaminThis fact sheet presents data on drug possession arrests by type of drug and sex of arrestee as reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Types of drugs include narcotics, synthetic narcotics, marijuana, and other non-narcotic drugs. Overall, males comprise roughly four out of five drug possession arrests in the state of Alaska. The female and male rates parallel one another in that they rise and fall at the same points in most years. In 2002, the synthetic narcotics and other non-narcotics possession arrest rates sharply increased for both males and females until the mid-2000s before a sharp decline and subsequent increase. Marijuana possession, the offense with the highest arrest rates, peaked at 90.4 per 100,000 female residents and 324.9 per 100,000 male residents. Synthetic narcotics possession, the offense with the lowest arrest rates, peaked at 13.8 per 100,000 female residents and 29.8 per 100,000 male residents. Narcotics possession is the only offense that peaked before 2000. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.Publication Drug Sale and Manufacture Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1986–2017 — Drug Types by Sex(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-12-19) Ervin, BenjaminThis fact sheet presents data on drug sale and manufacture arrests by type of drug and sex of arrestee as reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Types of drugs include narcotics, synthetic narcotics, marijuana, and other non-narcotic drugs. Overall, males comprise roughly three-fourths of the total drug sale and manufacture arrests in the state of Alaska. The female and male rates parallel one another in that they rise and fall at the same points in most years. For all drugs, the difference between female and male arrest rates in 2017 are smaller than in 1986. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.Publication Drug Possession Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1986–2017(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-09-10) Ervin, BenjaminThis fact sheet presents data on drug sale possession arrests reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Overall, the drug possession arrest rate plateaued be-tween 1998 and 2010, consistently declined from 2010 to 2016, and slightly increased in 2017. The lowest recorded overall drug possession arrest rate was in 1990. Rates increased from 1986 through 1998, then de-clined for all populations from 2010 to 2016. The adult and male populations drive the overall trend in arrest rates, accounting for roughly four out of every five arrestees during this 32-year period. The trend shows less discrepancy in arrest rates be-tween males and females, as well as between adults and juveniles after 2010. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.Publication Drug Sale and Manufacture Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1986–2017(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-09-10) Ervin, BenjaminThis fact sheet presents data on drug sale and manufacture arrests reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Overall, the drug sale and manufacture arrest rate consistently declined between 1997 and 2017. The lowest recorded overall drug sale and manufacture arrest rate was in 2017. While drug sale and manufacture arrest rates for females and juveniles were relatively stable, arrest rates for males and adults showed a pronounced decrease. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.Publication Drug Cases Filed across the Alaska Court System, FY 2008–2017(Alaska Justice Information Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-08-07) Reinhard, DanielThis fact sheet presents data on drug-related court filings throughout the state of Alaska for the fiscal years (FY) 2008 through 2017 and the 10-year trend of misdemeanor and felony drug case filings for Alaska and for the Anchorage, Palmer, Kenai and Fairbanks courts over the same period. Overall, felony drug case filing rates remained stable or increased in all locations until FY15 or FY16, before decreasing dramatically from FY16 to FY17. The exception is the Fairbanks court, which maintained an overall decrease in felony drug case filing rates over the 10-year period. Misdemeanor drug case filing rates, regardless of whether they increased or decreased between FY 2008–2014, decreased in all locations from FY 2014–2016 before increasing from FY 2016–2017. The year with the lowest felony drug case filing rate, for all locations, was in FY17. The lowest misdemeanor drug case filing rate, for all locations, was in FY16. Data is drawn from annual reports of the Alaska Court System for the FY 2008 through 2017.Publication Parole and Probation in Alaska, 2002–2016(Alaska Justice Information Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-06-05) Reamey, RandomThis fact sheet presents data on the characteristics of offenders who came under the supervision of the Alaska Department of Corrections, Division of Probation and Parole (DOC-PP) between 2002 and 2016. Probation and parole offender data are from the Alaska Department of Corrections’ annual Offender Profile publication. Overall trends saw numbers of probationers and parolees increasing from 2002 to 2012, then decreasing through 2016. The majority of probationers and parolees are between 20 and 34 years old. The trend for both males and females followed the overall trend, increasing from 2002 to 2012 then decreasing. On average, from 2002 to 2016, Alaska Natives were 26.7% of the probation and parole population, Asian & or Pacific Islander 4.1%, Black 8.7%, and White 56.1%.Publication Value of Stolen Property Reported in Alaska, 1985–2016(Alaska Justice Information Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018-01-22) Reamey, RandomThis fact sheet presents data on the value of stolen property reported in Alaska from 1985 to 2016 as reported in the Department of Public Safety publication Crime in Alaska. Overall, the 31-year trend reveals that the total value of stolen property in Alaska was relatively static with a trough beginning in 2008 and rising in 2014. The increase in stolen property value from 2014 to 2016 was mainly due to increases in the aggregate values of stolen motor vehicles and miscellaneous items. After adjusting for inflation, the highest total value of stolen property was recorded in 1990 at $61,651,724. The lowest total value of stolen property recorded was in 2011 at $22,189,499. Of the different property types, motor vehicles represented the largest value and share of stolen property. On average, motor vehicles were 53.7% ($24,246,790 per year) of the total value of stolen property.Publication Motor Vehicle Theft Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1985–2016(Alaska Justice Information Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2017-12-11) Reamey, RandomThis fact sheet presents data on motor vehicle theft arrests reported in Alaska from 1985 to 2016 as reported in the Alaska Department of Public Safety publication Crime in Alaska. Overall, the motor vehicle arrest rate consistently declined between 1990 and 2014 when it reached the lowest level in the 1985–2016 period. The motor vehicle arrest rate rebounded in 2015 and 2016. Increases in Alaska motor vehicle arrest rates in 2015 and 2016 were particularly pronounced among adults and males, while motor vehicle arrest rates for juveniles and females remained minimal in comparison. On average, adults accounted for 62.6 percent and juveniles for 37.4 percent of all arrests for motor vehicle thefts reported in Alaska from 1985 to 2016. Males accounted for 81.8 percent of all motor vehicle theft arrests, females 18.2 percent.