NCJ Number
247322
Date Published
August 2012
Length
43 pages
Annotation
This report provides information on sexual assaults reported to law enforcement agencies in Arizona during the period 2001 through 2010.
Abstract
Major findings from this report on sexual assaults reported to Arizona law enforcement agencies from 2001 through 2010 include the following: the total number of arrests involving at least 1 sexual assault charge decreased 2.9 percent from 303 arrests in 2001 to 275 in 2010, while the total number of sexual assault charges increased by 16.2 percent from 537 to 624; the number of sexual assault charges per arrest increased from 1.8 charges per arrest in 2001 to 2.3 in 2010, and the total number of arrest charges resulting in sexual assault convictions nearly doubled from 96 to 185 before dropping to 166 convictions by 2010. The total number of sexual assault disposition charges finalized for the ACCH (Arizona Computerized Criminal History) increased by 71.8 percent between 2001 and 2010; sexual assault charges were more likely to be dismissed in court than any other outcome, and the most common outcome of a sexual assault arrest charge was a conviction; and probation was the most prevalent sentence associated with sexual assault convictions. This report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) provides information on sexual assaults reported to law enforcement agencies during the period 2001 through 2010. Data for the report were obtained the State's computerized criminal history record system (ACCH). The ACJC is mandated to provide an annual report to State officials on sexual assault in Arizona that includes the total number of police reports filed, the number of charges filed, the number of convictions, and the sentences assigned for sexual assault, sexual assault involving a spouse, and false reporting of sexual assault involving a spouse separately. All data for sexual assault involving a spouse must include whether or not the victim and the victim's spouse were estranged at the time of the assault. Data limitations are discussed. Tables, figures, and appendix