| Do Community Characteristics Predict Alcohol-Related Crime? | |
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PMID: 21546376 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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AIMS: Alcohol-related crime is a substantial community problem. There is evidence to suggest that certain geographic areas experience higher rates of alcohol-related crime and that both individual and community factors are associated with alcohol-related crime. There is limited research at the community level despite communities being the target of interventions designed to reduce alcohol-related harm. This study aims to determine whether there are differences in alcohol-related crime at the community level and examines whether certain community characteristics are associated with increased alcohol-related crime. METHODS: Routinely collected police data from 20 rural communities in New South Wales, Australia were analysed. The ratio of alcohol to non-alcohol-related criminal incidents was used as a proxy for alcohol-related crime. Predictor variables were population-adjusted community characteristics, including demographic and resource variables. RESULTS: Regression analyses suggest that there are differences between communities in alcohol-related crime. Less socioeconomic disadvantage and more GPs and licensed premises (pubs and clubs) are associated with greater alcohol-related crime at the community level. CONCLUSIONS: Decreasing the socioeconomic well-being of a community is not appropriate; however, introducing additional taxes to increase the cost of alcohol may decrease consumption and therefore alcohol-related crime. Reducing or capping the number of licensed premises, specifically the number of pubs and clubs, may be an appropriate strategy to reduce alcohol-related crime in rural communities. |
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Courtney Breen; Anthony Shakeshaft; Tim Slade; Stephanie Love; Catherine D'Este; Richard P Mattick |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-4 |
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Title: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) Volume: - ISSN: 1464-3502 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8310684 Medline TA: Alcohol Alcohol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, School of Public Health and Community, Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. |
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