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Alaska Steeped Sexual Violence - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 1st Feb, 2008 - 6:19pm
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The state has long suffered the highest sexual assault rate in the nation
Alaska Steeped In Sexual Violence
These statistics are alarming. What is the state and its authorities doing about ending this?
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| ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state has long suffered the highest sexual assault rate in the nation, and the problem is worst in rural areas, according to a report released Tuesday. The numbers are unacceptable, troopers said at a news conference Tuesday detailing the study. "Each of us has a role in ending sexual violence in Alaska," said trooper Col. Audie Holloway. "We need to think into the future." In nearly 1,000 cases studied over two years, the average age of victims was 16, while the average age of those accused was 29. In four out of five cases, the suspects were relatives, friends or acquaintances. Overall, 89 percent of the victims were female. One out of three cases were reported more than a month after the abuse occurred, leaving evidence hard to collect. The study, conducted by the University of Alaska Anchorage's Justice Center, looked at 989 sexual assault cases reported to state troopers in 2003 and 2004. Researchers did not look at cases reported in the same period to municipal police departments, including those in Anchorage or other urban centers that account for 80 percent of Alaska's 670,000 residents. Overall, 46 percent of the cases were referred for prosecution. Of those 452 cases, about half resulted in convictions... |
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Being from Alaska I am well aware of these statistics! It is scary, especially with 2 young daughters. With that said, I know a large number of these take place in the Native villages. If they are "dry" villages it seems that when they do drink it is so much more severe! Also as the article mentioned, a number of them are related. It is so sad to see this happen--50 police to all that land and for all those people.
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Maybe it is too cold and people get bored from being indoors? No, I'm serious!
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