There’s been huge amounts of work done around reducing alcohol consumption and crime, the evidence base is incredibly good. As with many of these things the problem is getting policy change over the line. If my memory serves me correctly there’s pretty slamdunk evidence for these being goog...
1) Increasing quantity of the cheapest alcohol unit available 2) Timings of sale like you say 3) Less outlets selling alcohol, and alcohol less obvious in supermarkets.
I’m sure there will be more newer ones too my memory is 15 years old here.
The relationship between liquor stores being open and crime rates is pretty clear. I don’t know how much work has been done on changing hours when alcohol can be sold, but it seems worth exploring as a policy intervention.
Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Bar/​Tavern Closing Hours and Violent Crime
Effectiveness of Policies Restricting Hours of Alcohol Sales in Preventing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms
Alcohol availability and crime: Lessons from liberalized weekend sales restrictions
There’s been huge amounts of work done around reducing alcohol consumption and crime, the evidence base is incredibly good. As with many of these things the problem is getting policy change over the line. If my memory serves me correctly there’s pretty slamdunk evidence for these being goog...
1) Increasing quantity of the cheapest alcohol unit available
2) Timings of sale like you say
3) Less outlets selling alcohol, and alcohol less obvious in supermarkets.
I’m sure there will be more newer ones too my memory is 15 years old here.