Crime in Alaska
This article refers to crime in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Statistics
In 1985, a Chicago Tribune article reported Alaska had the United States' third highest per capita murder rate. [1]
In 2008 there were 24,576 crimes reported in Alaska, including 27 murders, 20,097 property crimes, and 445 rapes.[2]
In 2014 there were 25,018 crimes reported in Alaska, including 41 murders, 20,334 property crimes, and 555 rapes.[2]
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is not applied in Alaska, having been abolished by the territorial legislature prior to statehood.[3]
Notable crimes
A notable pre-statehood criminal is Soapy Smith, who died in 1898 in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf.[4]
Between 1971 and 1983, Robert Hansen abducted, raped and murdered at least 17 and possibly 30+ women (more suspected), in and around Anchorage, Alaska.[5]
In 1983, Louis D. Hastings killed 6 people and wounded 2 more in McCarthy, Alaska in an attempt to disrupt the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
In 1985, Michael Silka killed up to nine people in and around Fairbanks and Manley Hot Springs.
References
- ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-09-03/news/8502270523_1_alaskan-bush-tanana-river-river-landing
- 1 2 http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/akcrime.htm
- ↑ http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm
- ↑ Smith, Jeff (2009). Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel, Klondike Research. p. 22. ISBN 0-9819743-0-9
- ↑ http://www.adn.com/article/20140522/butcher-baker-robert-hansen-moved-anchorage-medical-treatment
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