Victims perceived the offender(s) to be under the influence of alcohol in 53% of violent incidents according to the latest British Crime Survey figures.
Whilst overall violent crime has been on a downward trend, the proportion of alcohol-related crime appears to have increased slightly from 50% in 2008/09.
Of the estimated 704,000 ‘alcohol-related’ violent incidents in 2013/14, the overall profile for alcohol-related offences remains similar. 70% of all violent incidents occur at the weekend, and 70% of violent incidents occurring in the evening or night, were alcohol-related. Alcohol-related violence was more prevalent amongst strangers at 64% whilst 83% of all alcohol-related violence occurred between 10pm and midnight.
70% of violent incidents which took place in a public space were alcohol-related compared with 40% of incidents that occurred in the home and 43% of incidents around the workplace. Alcohol-related incidents were significantly more likely to result in serious accident or injury, and 43% of assaults on police officers involved alcohol.
Last year the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) released a report exploring the relationship between alcohol, domestic abuse and violence. See coverage of last year's discussion over the fall in violent crime and alcohol's possible role. See here for resources on implementing data-sharing approaches to reduce violence.
See here for Chapter 5 of the BCS and the ONS infographic 5 facts about alcohol-related violence.
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