THE number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly has increased nearly seven-fold over the past five years in Gwent.The UKs biggest rise in women arrested for the offence was in Gwent, where 190 women were arrested in the past year, compared to 29 between 2003 and 2004.New figures also showed the number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Dyfed-Powys had increased from 65 five years ago to 120 last year – but there was no increase in South Wales.
According to the research by Channel Four News Online, Gwent showed the second biggest increase in the UK for women arrested for being drunk and disorderly. It was second only to the West Midlands, which reported a 12-fold hike from 59 arrests five years ago to 731 last year.
The statistics for 2007/08 only covered 11 months of the year, so the full picture is likely to show even higher increases.
According to the research by Channel Four News Online, Gwent showed the second biggest increase in the UK for women arrested for being drunk and disorderly. It was second only to the West Midlands, which reported a 12-fold hike from 59 arrests five years ago to 731 last year.
The statistics for 2007/08 only covered 11 months of the year, so the full picture is likely to show even higher increases.
What on earth is fueling this? Campaigners say pubs and clubs are deliberately targeting women with cheap drinks offers and free entry in a bid to encourage them to drink more. But prices are less in most parts of Europe and this is not the pattern. What circumstances or culture is different in Gwent . The whole culture of hard drinking among younger women and younger men is a trend that I feel needs some good rigorous research , we need to understand why getting "slammed" is an objective of more and more young women in particular. The health implications are serious , women 's bodies cannot deal with alcohol in the same way that their male counter parts can. May be this is an area WAG would like to commission Bevan to investigate.
Channel 4 News online asked all 52 police forces in the UK for details of the number of women that had been arrested for D&D offences in the past five years. Although 38 forces replied to the survey, only 21 were able to provide like-for-like figures over the five year period:Increase in arrests West Midlands: 1138 per cent Gwent: 578 per cent Leicestershire: 135 per cent. See their web site for more details.
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Is anyone taking note of this issue for possible policy or flagging up to Edwina Hart or her advisors?
Is the Council in BG taking note, is there a wider issue here with provision for youth counselling, may be more facilities for young women. Sport seems to occupy young men more but what do our girls have?
I am sad that this does not seem to have had wider coverage
given the age and gender of Councillors in Blaenau Gwent is it any wonder they don't understand the problems faced by young women.
agree VM it should have wider coverage, but do the Valleys needs any more bad publicity.
I dont think its about publicity, its about actions that actually give solid results.
People will slag off the valleys anyway.
Those of us who live here know better
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