The Daily Mail has linked women's drinking to a rise in violent crime by women. In an article entitled, Menace of the violent girls: Binge-drinking culture fuels surge in attacks by women the paper says "the number of violent attacks by women has doubled in just five years in the age of the 'ladette' binge-drinking culture. Last year 87,200 women and girls were arrested for attacks – the equivalent of 240 every day. It is the first time in history that violence has been the most common crime among women and girls, taking over from theft.
The category includes every violent offence from street brawls and assault to grievous bodily harm and murder. The shocking Government figures showed a rise of 8,300 in the number of women arrested for violence compared to 2005-2006 – an increase of 11%. Critics said there are clear links between the epidemic of loutish behaviour and heavy drinking, which they accused the Government of fuelling through 24-hour licensing."
The data was published by the Minsitry of Justice on 30th July in Arrests for Recorded Crime (Notifiable Offences) and the Operation of Certain Police Powers under PACE England and Wales 2006/07
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