About the Database

Vision
Women and gender non-conforming Alaskans safe from intimate violence (intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking).

Mission
Document people reported to the police for violence against women and gender non-conforming individuals (VAW) so that Alaskans can keep themselves safe from these individuals, feel less isolated, and work to change violent and/or abusive behavior.

Objectives
We aim to keep people safe from men and others who have been reported to the police for VAW but are not publicly documented by Alaskan officials.

Our objective is NOT to shame or encourage violence! We explicitly and emphatically CONDEMN AND DISCOURAGE VIOLENCE in retaliation against individuals posted in this database.

Violence against women is rampant in Alaska.

This includes physical abuse, psychological control and aggression, sexual abuse, and stalking.

Alaska also has the highest rates of women killed by homicide in the United States, and 40% of female homicide victims in Alaska are killed by intimate partners (conversely, less than 10% of male homicide victims in Alaska are killed by an intimate partner).

Experiences with violence overlap

Perpetrators of violence vary the types of violence against women (and other violence) that they use, so they may sexually assault one woman and physically abuse another.

Victims of one type of violence often experience other types of violence (known as poly-victimization).

Reporting VAW to the police is uncommon…

1 out of 5 rape/sexual assault victims in the US in 2022 reported their victimization to the police.

1 out of 2 physical intimate partner violence victims in the US in 2022 reported their victimization to the police.

But when reported, false reports are rare.

Fewer than 10% of reports of sexual assault to the police are found to be false (Additional publication on false reporting here).

False reports of intimate partner violence are less studied, but rates are lower than 25% and men are more likely to lodge false reports to exert control over their female partners.

And the vast majority of reports of violence against women go no where in the criminal-legal system and/or are not publicly documented by official agencies.

Among sexual assaults reported to the police (which is only about one-fifth of sexual assaults that actually happen), fewer than 10% will end in any kind of guilty plea or conviction. That is only 2 out of every 100 sexual assaults ending in criminal-legal accountability.

Among physical intimate partner violence incidents reported to the police (which is only about half of physical intimate partner violence incidents that actually happen), a similarly small percentage will end in any kind of guilty plea or conviction.

Cases are only documented in Alaska CourtView if someone was found or plead guilty on at least one charge. Arrests and cases where no charges resulted in convictions are not documented.

Convictions in other states are not documented in Alaska CourtView, and most states do not have their databases of these convictions readily available online. Only convicted sex offenders (not those convicted of intimate partner violence and/or stalking) in other states will be documented in the Alaska sex offender registry.

Only some police agencies publish arrest data with names online. These are often published as PDFs, and are not easily searchable.

Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt is the criminal-legal standard used in the the United States that dictates when the government can impose a criminal sanction on someone. Alaska Fights Back is not a government - it is a collective of concerned civilians tired of the inability of the state to respond in the vast number of cases of violence against women. Therefore, much like civil courts use a lower burden of proof than criminal courts (civil courts require a “preponderance of the evidence” rather than “beyond a reasonable doubt”), our burden of proof and standard for holding people accountable is lower than that of criminal courts. As noted above, false reports of VAW are rare, so we choose to belief and uplift those who report, and hold people who have not been found guilty in a criminal court accountable through informal means. Our safety depends on it.

Retaliation risks
Types of retaliation

Physical attacks
Verbal attacks
Property damage
Online harassment; slander/disparagement
DARVO (Deny-Attack-Reverse-Victim-Offender)
Legal action (civil suit; protection order; criminal charges for lying to police)
Swatting

Retaliation could come from:
Perpetrator
Friends/family of perpetrator
Angry strangers/internet trolls

Retaliation could happen to:
Thu survivor who made the report
Other survivors of perpetrators in database who didn’t report
Those managing database
Other women (taking aggression out on new women)

You may also face a lack of belief from many people and a lack
of action in response to your disclosure.

This website is only for individuals who have been reported to the police for violence against women. We understand that reporting to the police is not an option for everyone or can be very scary. Here are some other actions you can take in place of or in addition to contacting the police about an abuser/assaulter:

If you met on a dating app, report their profile immediately. Be specific about why you are reporting them. If you reported to the police, include the police agency name and your report/incident number. You should hear back from someone with the platform within a few days notifying you of any action they have taken. Note: Match.com owns most dating app platforms, so a report to one will trigger a report to all. If you want to warn other platforms not in the Match.com network, you will need to contact them individually and include abuser’s full name, email address, phone number, DOB, screenshots of their profile pics, and the police agency and incident/report # (if you don’t have all of this information, include what you have).

Contact your local kink/BDSM community and tell them what happened. Give them all relevant information on the abuser (full name, DOB, screenshots of pictures, etc). These communities have a network of sexually active and sex positive members who will be glad to have the information.

Check your mutuals on social media (friends that you and the abuser have in common) and see if you know anyone that you can warn about their behaviors. If it seems like they know the abuser well, ask about other potential victims / people who have had bad encounters with the abuser.

Check the abuser’s friends on social media to see if you can find any ex-partners. Reach out to those individuals and tell them what happened. They may disclose similar experiences or provide other useful information in spreading the word.

Encourage other victims to report the abuser to the police if they have not already done so. Only about 20% of victims of sexual assault report to the police and only about 50% of victims of intimate partner violence do so. It is likely that others have experienced abusive behaviors but did not report. The more red flags in the abuser/abuser’s official file, the harder it is for police to ignore that this person is a threat to the community.

Talk to the management at bars the abuser is likely to visit and warn them about the abuser. Include pictures, full name, DOB, etc. Include the fact that you reported them to the police (if relevant) and include the agency name and incident number. If you met the abuser at a specific bar, be sure to contact management there – they have a moral responsibility to protect their customers from known assailants.

Contact the abuser’s close family members (parents, siblings, etc) and tell them what happened. Ask them to talk to the abuser about their behaviors and to encourage the abuser to seek out sex therapy. Ask the family members to keep you updated on the outcome of these conversations.

A few things to remember in this process:

Your mental health/processing trauma is extremely important. If you cannot afford your own therapy, many victim service agencies provide free therapy, if only for a limited number of sessions.

If you think the police did not consider a full range of possible charges, contact a lawyer to help you ask the prosecutor’s office to reconsider your case. You may also consider contacting the Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights to help you, or your local DVSA victim service provider.

Get a copy of your police report and interview recordings. Be sure to request both. Ensure that the police report is accurate. Contact officers and supervisors to correct inaccuracies.

Other resources for victim-survivors

Here’s What Experts Say to Do After Experiencing Sexual Assault (Alaska specific)

A Survivor’s Guide to Filing a Civil Law Suit (Washington)

A Guide to Defamation for Survivors of Sexual Assault or Harassment

It can be sad, scary, and even unbelievable to think that someone we love or care about has done something to harm others.

A few key things to remember:

False reports are very rare.

We have the some of the highest rates of violence against women in Alaska because lots of men are using abusive behaviors.

Someone may be kind and charismatic with one person or group of people, but that doesn’t mean they don’t use abuse or cause harm against other individuals or groups of people. One of the common characteristics of people who use abusive behavior is being manipulative, so if it suits them to charm you and only show you one side of themselves, then that’s what they will do.

That being said, change is possible! But it requires support for the person who caused the harm and a long road toward accountability. Some helpful links if someone you know abuses or has abused others:

Talking to Someone About their Abusive Behavior

How to Confront an Abusive Person

How to talk to someone who abuses their partner

How To Help A Friend Who May Be Abusing Their Partner

Supporting a Friend Who's Caused Harm

Get a therapist. Tell them you have used abuse or violence and your treatment goals are to stop.

Attend a trauma informed training for people who have caused harm (example in Anchorage is through the Southcentral Foundation’s Family Wellness Warriors).

DO NOT REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE YOU’VE HARMED ABOUT YOUR RECORD ON HERE. If you do, they will be encouraged to report you to the police for harassment and/or stalking, and to ask for a civil protective order against you. DON’T DO IT.

Contact Alaska Fights Back (alaskafightsback@gmail.com) and state that you are ready and willing to take accountability for your actions. Someone will contact you about how to this process might unfold.

If you sue for defamation and are successful (very unlikely - whether you were reported to the police is a fact), we will be legally obligated to remove your entry from the website.

Threats against Alaska Fights Back will not get your entry removed. Threats will result in you being reported to the police.