Alcohol abuse is a contributing factor in thousands of crimes committed in the U.S each year. COVID-19 and social-distancing protocols have only added to alcohol-related crimes. Alcohol sales increased 21% from June 2019 to June 2020, along with violent crime. Commonly associated with drinking and driving traffic fatalities, research proves that alcohol is an integral part of most crime. The influence of alcohol and addiction creates problems at every level of the corrections process; therefore, it’s important that agencies have an effective alcohol monitoring program in place.
Many individuals end up in the criminal justice system because they committed crimes while intoxicated:
• 1/3 of traffic-related deaths are alcohol related
• 25-50% of assaults involve alcohol
• Over 60% of domestic violence accounts report the perpetrator had been drinking
• Nearly 40% of child abusers have admitted to being under the influence of alcohol during the abuse
• 30%- 40% of reported sexual assaults, including rapes, are committed by a perpetrator under the influence
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“Preventing Violence in American Cities with Safer Alcohol Sales.” de Beaumont Foundation. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://debeaumont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SaferAlcoholSalesReport2021.pdf.
“Alcohol-Related Crime.” Addiction Center, June 16, 2021. https://www.addictioncenter.com/alcohol/alcohol-related-crime/.