Why Juneau’s rape stats tripled in one year

The number of reported rapes in Juneau nearly tripled from 2014 to 2015. That increase is from more rapes being reported, but also because the Juneau Police Department had been under-counting rapes in its annual report.
“We did have an increase in rapes,” Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson said. “For the 23 rapes that were reported in 2014 to 68 in 2015, which is almost a 200 percent increase.”
Johnson said the sharp increase in rapes is different than other cri