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Native American Crime in the Northwest: 2004-2010-BIA Information from Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

NCJ Number
238648
Author(s)
Gary R. Leonardson Ph.D.
Date Published
September 2011
Length
226 pages
Annotation
This report from was prepared for the Montana Board of Crime Control and presents data on Native American crime rates in the Northwest for the period 2004-2010.
Abstract
Highlights from this report on Native American crime rates in the Northwest for the period 2004-2010 include the following: the most commonly reported offenses were for drunkenness, disorderly conduct, liquor laws, DWI, suspicious persons report, assault, and domestic violence; alcohol was involved in one third of all offenses reported to authorities; the average offense clearance rate for the 7-year period was 58 percent, with the highest clearance rates being for homicide (87 percent), elderly abuse (86 percent), disorderly conduct (80.6 percent), and drunkenness (80 percent); the direct substance use crimes of drunkenness, liquor laws, and DWI had the highest percent of alcohol involvement; and outside of drug violations, the influence of drug use on criminal offenses was most common for prostitution/commercialized vice, attempted suicide, stolen property, and completed suicide. This report was developed for the Montana Board of Crime Control and presents information on Native American Crime rates in the Northwest for the period 2004-2010. The data were obtained from Tribal officials in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The data is presented in three groups: as overall results, by each of the six States, and by Tribal or special law enforcement agencies. Tables and figures