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Measuring Adult Criminal Victimization: Findings From the Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey

NCJ Number
229795
Author(s)
Matthew J. Giblin
Date Published
July 2003
Length
39 pages
Annotation
This report presents the results of Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey (AACVS) administered during the second quarter of 2002.
Abstract
Highlights of findings from the Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey (AACVS) include: 1) more than one-quarter (N=208 or 27 percent) of survey respondents reported being victimized at least once during the year preceding the interview; 2) larceny was the most common victimization type, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all victimizations reported; 3) the "typical" violent victimization involved a single male offender age 30 or older; 4) an overwhelming majority of respondents (92 percent) were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of life in their neighborhood; 5) most residents (81 percent) were not overly fearful of crime in their neighborhood; and 6) the vast majority of respondents (88.8 percent) were satisfied or very satisfied with the police in their neighborhood. The AACVS was administered during second quarter 2002 using an instrument that was a near exact replica of the instrument used as part of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection program. This report supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics presents the results of the AACVS. Tables and appendixes A-C