Drunkenness has become a ubiquitous sight in most city centres, whether among adults or young people. And where there is drunkenness on a regular basis, crime typically follows.
A study by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit in 2003 showed that alcohol-related crime costs £7.3bn in terms of things such as policing and prevention - and the peak age for drunkenness convictions and cautions is 18.
Figures compiled last year by the Institute of Alcohol Studies found that 37 per cent of assaults committed by 16- to 25-year-old males happen after drinking. And according to the British Crime Survey, the most likely age group to be victims of an alcohol-fuelled assault are 16- to 19-year-old males.
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