Police launch booze violence warning on YouTube

The video, titled How To Get Smashed, can be viewed on YouTube.

Its aim is to show young adults, who drink a substantial amount of alcohol before they go on a night out, that it could lead to out of character and violent behaviour.

Supt Chris Lewis said: “Alcohol-related violence is a far-reaching issue across the whole of the country.

“Last year Warwickshire recorded the largest decrease in incidents of violence by any police force and this came following a steady decrease during the culminating years.

“The force is extremely keen to ensure our focus on continually reducing violence year on year, and therefore we want to address the causes behind these peaks when violence occurs.

“Alcohol appears to be at the heart of the problem.

“More than 58 per cent of crimes in which 18 to 21-year-olds were charged with an offence of violence in Warwickshire were alcohol related and, together with partners, we hope to significantly reduce this figure.

“This cannot be done without changing the cultural mindset of people.

“Today it is thought socially acceptable by many to go out and get ‘wasted’.

“This is not the case and police will not tolerate any alcohol-related violence in our communities.”