The most recent issue issue of the
AJiC Fact Sheet,
"Property Crime in Alaska 1985–2017," 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.
The fact sheet is by
Yevgenii Kisarauskas, Research Professional,
Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC). The
AJiC Fact Sheet series addresses various crime and criminal justice topics.
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