Research

Alcohol & crime

Licensed Premises where incidents of assault were most common (January-September 2007)
(NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, March 2008)

Estimating the short-term cost of police time spent dealing with alcohol-related crime in NSW
(NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, September 2007)
NSW Police spend at least $50 million a year responding to alcohol-related crime

Young adults' experience of responsible service practice in NSW: An update
(NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, January 2007)
Licensed premises in NSW have shown greater responsibility in the service of alcohol over the last five years

Liquor outlet concentrations and alcohol-related neighbourhood problems
(NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, April 2006)
The more licensed premises there are in an area, the more likely people are to encounter problems of drunkenness and property damage.

The role of alcohol in injuries presenting to St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department and the associated short-term costs
(NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, December 2005)
One-third of injured patients attending St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department have consumed alcohol prior to incurring their injury and almost two-thirds of these patients have been drinking at licensed premises.