AJiC's Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016 report used the data in the Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) to document foundational characteristics of homicide in Alaska. Among other findings it details homicides over time, the distribution across Alaska law enforcement agencies, the weapons used in homicide, circumstances surrounding homicides, demographic qualities of victims and suspects, and the relationship between victims and suspects. The analysis moves forward our understanding of Alaska homicide by examining homicide characteristics as they differ between different victim groups. The report shows how homicide differs by the race, the sex, and the combination of race and sex of the victim.
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Alaska Firearm Homicide Fact Sheet
Andrew Gonzalez
AJiC's Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016 report compiled 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR). This is the first time these data on homicide in Alaska have been examined across a multi-year timespan. This one-page fact sheet presents the characteristics of Alaska homicide victims who were killed by a firearm.
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Alaska Homicide Suspect-Victim Relationships Fact Sheet
Andrew Gonzalez
AJiC's Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016 report compiled 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR). This is the first time these data on homicide in Alaska have been examined across a multi-year timespan. This one-page fact sheet presents the relationships between homicide victims and suspects for Alaska homicides.
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Alaska Homicide Victimization Characteristics Fact Sheet
Andrew Gonzalez
AJiC's Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016 report compiled 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR). This is the first time these data on homicide in Alaska have been examined across a multi-year timespan. This one-page fact sheet presents the characteristics of Alaska homicide victims.
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Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016
Andrew Gonzalez
AJiC's Homicide in Alaska: 1976-2016 compiled 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR). This is the first time these data on homicide in Alaska have been examined across a multi-year timespan. The report describes homicide incidents, victims and suspects. These characteristics included weapon use, relationships between victims and suspects, circumstances, demographic characteristics, and more presenting the differences among race and sex groups. Additionally, the report makes note of the magnitude and characteristics of homicides involving American Indian and Alaska Native female victims, as well as how the rate of homicide victimization differs by race and sex of the victim.