“Mark” is accusing me of using dodgy stats in my last post.
Well, to a certain extent they are, as I wasn’t able – and am still unable – to find the specific document that Oaten and Channel 4 were referring to. But his point about overall levels is a good one, so let’s look at them:
| Year | Total violent crime (‘000s) | …of which in/around pub/club | …of which perpetrated by someone under influence of alcohol |
| 1995 | 4256 | 809 | 1702 |
| 2004/5 | 2412 | 531 | 1158 |
| %age change | -43% | -34% | -32% |
Conclusion: alcohol and pub related violent crime has fallen, but at a slower rate than violent crime overall. Indeed, there is clearly room for improvement here, but I have to say, having done the number crunching, it makes Mark Oaten and the Lib Dem front bench’s case look even weaker.
Out of control my arse.
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