She's just soft on crime in general...
Alaska crime rates higher than U.S. average; violence on rise
Anchorage has a big city problem
Research by JAMES HALPIN
Published: October 10, 2007
Last Modified: October 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Violent crime rates in Anchorage were up by nearly a quarter last year, and Alaska had the nation's seventh-highest rate of violence, according to the FBI's new Uniform Crime Report.
Throughout the state, the rate was up almost 9 percent.
What's going on in the last frontier?
"I don't think there's one particular answer," said Walt Monegan, state commissioner of public safety.
The spike could be temporary, he said. It could be because of criminals cycling out of prison. Or it could reflect reporting by more people carrying cell phones.
In Anchorage, with a violent crime rate that is double the national average, the increase might be due to a rise in youth and gang violence last year, Monegan said.
Statewide, property crimes were slightly down, as were forcible rapes. But the rape rate was double the national average, in keeping with Alaska's long-standing trend.
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