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Thursday, February 24, 2011

News Release - Liquor outlet density and assault


Only 3 per cent of the Sydney LGA is within 20 metres of a liquor outlet, yet 37 per cent of assaults in Sydney LGA occur within 20 metres of a liquor outlet.



More than half of the assaults recorded by police in the Sydney CBD occur within 50 metres of a liquor outlet.


Each additional alcohol outlet per hectare in the Sydney LGA will result, on average, in 4.5 additional assaults per annum.


These are the key findings to emerge from a study of assaults in and around licensed premises in the Sydney Local Government Area (LGA).  > > > >  Read More