Violent dangerous or intimidatory conduct;
Violent. A.1. Violent behavior is defined as:
Violent. CRIME Significant rises in violent crime nationally against a backdrop of falling crime rates more generally in recent years has pushed the issue to the forefront of the Government’s own community safety agenda. Violent crime – including assaults, serious sexual assaults and woundings rose by as much as 60% in some areas in recent years. Whilst North Yorkshire enjoys realatively low crime rates, it saw some of the biggest rises in violent crime in the early part of the decade, and violent crimes against the person now accout for almost 3,000 offences each year with serious sexual assaults also rising to a level of over 100 a year. Many Police Forces across the country – including North Yorkshire – are also concerned with the growing “knife culture” . Government figures showed offences involving possession of weapons have risen 36% since 1999. Murders with sharp instruments also rose significantly in recent years. The large rises in sexual offences recorded by police in both rural and urban areas fuelled claims by critics that the government concentrated too heavily at the beginning of the decade on Whitehall disctated targets for cutting burglary and robbery which allowed other types of violence to rocket. Increases in violent crime, locally and nationally, have been most readily attributed to the rise in alcohol fuelled behaviour and in particular weekend binge drinking which is becoming a problematic in many towns and cities. In response to rising violent crime levels, North Yorkshire police said the rise in violent offences was in part due to weekend brawls. “The increase has a lot to do with lesser violence. We are not necessarily talking about murders,” said a spokesman. “A lot of it occurs on a Friday and Saturday night. A quarter of all violent crime in this county has its roots in alcohol.” Police locally and nationally are also concerned that the culture of heavy drinking amongst women as well as men has played a significant part in the trend. “When you look at how young girls binge drink in town, our experience is that an awful lot are victims of sexual violence. “It is a worrying trend that a lot of girls find themselves comatosed through drink. They are putting themselves at a greater danger of being sexually assaulted.” A recent study of 1,014 rape and sexual assault victims showed that 81% of those tested within 12 hours of their attack had been drinking. The problem is double-edged because increased binge drinking among men is likely to make...
