• Alcohol-related offences increased by 30% between 2003 and 2007, from 50,948 to 66,406
•  Almost half of the perpetrators of homicide were intoxicated when the crime was committed
• Alcohol was identified as a potential trigger for abuse in one third of domestic abuse cases. Alcohol is considered a contributory factor and stressor in domestic violence
• Alcohol was found to be a factor in almost half of all cases of sexual assaults on adults according to a major survey of sexual assault and violence in Ireland. In such cases, where only one party had been drinking, the perpetrator of the sexual assault was the one drinking in the majority of cases (84% of female and 70% of male sexual assault cases)

Alcohol and youth crime

• Alcohol offences are the main offence for which children are referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, accounting for almost a fifth of youth crimes - in addition, many crimes are committed by young people when drinking
• 85% of Garda Youth Diversion Programmes who took part in a 2009 study named alcohol related crime as first on the list of offences committed in their area. The offences committed when drinking were mainly public order and criminal damage, and to a lesser degree minor assault and trespass
• Alcohol related crime spikes at weekends, in the summer months and at calendar events, e.g., Hallow’een