As discovered in the text, there seems to be a relative relationship between alcohol and crime. Several studies have indicated that the amount of alcohol people consume in an area has a relationship to the areas crime rate. To come up with the Per Capita Alcohol Consumption, you must divide the revenue of alcohol sales by the number of the legal drinking population of the area. Since alcohol is legally sold, and taxed throughout the world, it is easy to calculate the revenue. Some studies have found that gender and age have a factor in alcohol related crimes. Most notably, young males have unusually high crime rates and are more likely to visit bars than females of the same age. The pros of a national effort to curb violent crime by outlawing the possession of alcohol, of males under 30 would be a lower crime rate. Another pro of a national band would be that there would be a lower rate of property damage. Some cons of an outlawing alcohol would be, that it would violate an individuals rights and freedoms. It could have an effect on the national economy. These are only some of the pros and cons of a outlawing of alcohol to curb violent crimes in an area. .
Per Capita Alcohol consumption has to deal with alcohol sold in an area, and the amount of population that is of the legal drinking age. An ecological variable that is closely related to per capita alcohol consumption is one called alcohol outlet density. This refers to the number of taverns or bars, and including liquor stores in an area. Studies that have been discussed in the chapter of our text indicate that areas with a high outlet density are the areas with the highest crime. .
Some studies have indicated that alcohol related crime deal with the population under the age of 30. In 1995 the Department of Justice did a study on an Analysis of National Data on the Prevalence of Alcohol involvement on crime. This study produced the following facts; in 1995 their reports stated, "College students reported 463,000 violent victimizations in which alcohol use by the offender was a factor" (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Greenfeld pg 17).
