AJiC Fact Sheet on property crime focuses on motor vehicle theft

by Melissa Green  |   

The January 2019 issue of the Alaska Justice Information Center (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.


The most recent issue of the AJiC 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 contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.

The fact sheet is by AJiC Research Professional Yevgenii Kisarauskas. The AJiC Fact Sheet series addresses various crime and criminal justice topics.

Citation

  • Kisarauskas, Yevgenii. (2019). "Property Crime in Alaska, 1985–2017."  AJiC Fact Sheet 19-01 (Mar 2019).