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5 Alaska Just. F. 1 (1988-1989)

handle is hein.journals/aljufor5 and id is 1 raw text is: ALASKA JUSTICE FORUM A Publication of the Justice Center Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Unit School of Justice Spring 1988 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE Vol.5, No. 1 Crime in Anchorage Declines According to preliminary statistics released in April by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, crime increased nationwide but declined in Anchorage in 1987. The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting statistics are based on an index of selected offenses: murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. The figures include individual statistics only for cities with populations over 100,000. The figures for Anchorage reveal a decline in reported numbers for all index offenses from 1986 to 1987. Total offenses reported to the FBI dropped to 13,910 from 16,668 in 1986, a decline of almost 17 per cent. Murder declined 12 per cent, from 17 to 15; forcible rape declined 7 per The Justice Center and SEARCH Group, Inc. will co- sponsor a seminar entitled Microcomputer Technology for Criminal Justice Agencies September 21 to September 23, 1988. The program is designed to provide criminal justice managers with an overview of microcomputer technology. The seminar will examine concepts of data processing and peripheral issues surrounding the planning, acquisition, operations and maintenance of computer systems in a criminal justice agency. The training will include demonstrations of microcomputer technology. cent, from 167 to 154; aggravated assault dropped 16 per cent, from 684 to 571; and robbery, 14 per cent from 330 to 285. Burglary declined 25 per cent, from 2,824 to 2,113; larceny-theft dropped 14 per cent, from 11,071 to 9,491; motor vehicle theft declined 19 per cent, from 1,386 to 1,117 and arson dropped 13 per cent from 189 to 164. (The population in Anchorage declined from 236,934 to 231,492 from July, 1986 to July, 1987, according to the Alaska Department of Labor; migration from the city during the same period is estimated at 9,673.) The total number of serious crimes reported to law enforcement agencies nationwide rose 2 per cent overall from 1986 to 1987. The rise marked the third consecutive annual increase in reported crime. SEARCH Group, Inc., the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through technology. SEARCH is based in Sacramento, California. Funding for the training seminar is provided through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. There is no tuition charge. Criminal justice professionals interested in attending the seminar should contact the Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage. HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE THIS ISSUE * The Bureau of Justice Statistics examines drunk driving (p. 3). * State court filings examined (p. 2). Among the violent crimes reported, aggravated assault was up nationally 2 per cent from 1986. Decreases recorded for the other three reported violent offenses were: murder, 4 per cent; forcible rape, 1 per cent; and robbery, 5 per cent. The individual property crimes of larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft registered index upswings of 3 and 5 per cent, respectively, while the burglary volume dropped 1 per cent. Arson decreased by 5 per cent. The 1987 preliminary figures indicated an overall rise of 1 per cent in the Midwest, 3 per cent in the Northeast, and 4 per cent in the South. The West experienced the only decline, a drop of I per cent. Following the trend for the nation as a whole, the index volume in cities with populations over 50,000 and in suburban and rural areas nationwide was also up 2 per cent. (The comprehensive analysis of Uniform Crime Report data for 1987 will be released by the FBI in late summer. Crime in Alaska, the annual study compiled by the Alaska Department of Public Safety, is also scheduled for release in the summer.) SEARCH Conference

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