Anchorage, Alaska

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Site LE Agency
Anchorage Police Department

Site Researcher
Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC)

Site Focus
Domestic violence

SPI Strategy
Coordinated community response (CCR)

Site Cohort
2021

Site Profile
Largest metropolitan area in Alaska of 1,704 square miles with a population of 291,247

Project Overview

The Anchorage Police Department (APD) is deploying a coordinated community response (CCR) to domestic violence, with an escalated response to high-risk incidents. APD hopes to see the following outcomes: Harm reduction from domestic violence incidents, particularly among serious and/or repeat incidents; reduction in the seriousness of victimization for repeat victims; increase in charges filed by prosecutors given an arrest (successful referrals); decrease in case dismissals; increased victim willingness to seek services; and increased victim satisfaction with the process.

Methods and Findings