1. Alcohol and violence
Offences that may be triggered by alcohol are far more difficult to quantify as there is no statutory requirement and no singular way of recording an alcohol related offence. ... Alcohol also plays a contributory factor in other offences involving violence. ... • 65% of suicide attempts following the consumption of alcohol. ... Perhaps, unlike illicit drugs, alcohol raises revenue from taxation. ... Despite this, current trends would suggest that the level of alcohol-related violence has reduced since 1995 and this may be in part due to improved crime management by targeting hot-spot...
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