The Home Office has published 'Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly Update to June 2005' today (download the report here). Alcohol related crime has risen 6%. Hazel Blears is reported in the Guardian as saying that zero tolerance policing towards drunk and disorderly behaviour will now be adopted nationwide, based on the success of The Party's Over campaign in Northumbria.
The Party's Over is aimed at "people who get drunk, get violent or cause disorder in their neighbourhoods". Northumbria police arrested 8,000 people for drunkenness in 2004/5.
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alcohol policy
alcohol strategy
binge drinking
community safety
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