- Between 1998 and 2003, physical assaults increased by 71% (excludes domestic violence and sexual assault)
- In 2006, 37,100 adults were physically assaulted, resulting in 15,600 being injured
- Just over half (53%) of those assaults were reported to the Gardai
- Between 1998 and 2006, the number of assaults, which occurred near the victim’s home almost doubled (from 4.9% to 9.1%)
- Four out of ten (41.5%) women say they would feel unsafe or very unsafe walking alone in their neighbourhood, compared to approximately one in ten men (10.9%)
- One in ten women say they would feel unsafe or very unsafe in their homes after dark. The figure is one in 40 for men
- Almost half (46%) of the perpetrators of homicide were intoxicated at the time of the crime
- In one quarter of severe domestic abuse cases, alcohol was always involved
- More than one quarter (28%) of all injury attendances at Accident and Emergency Departments were alcohol-related, according to a national study of 2,500 patients
- Almost two-thirds (64%) of those who attended A&E with an alcohol-related injury said that the injury/accident would not have happened if they had not been drinking
- Those with an alcohol-related injury were more likely to be seen between Friday and Monday and between midnight and 6am. They were also more likely to be male
Key Sources: Hope, A. (2008) Alcohol-related harm in Ireland. Health Service Executive – Alcohol Implementation Group, Central Statistics Office (2007) Crime and Victimisation; Quarterly National Household Survey, Hope A et al (2005) Alcohol and Related Injuries in the Accident and Emergency Department – A National Perspective. Dublin: Department of Health and Children.
