Key messages
- Young people are more likely to experience alcohol-related violence
- One in five Australians aged 18 to 19 years have been a victim of physical abuse by someone under the influence of alcohol.
- 79% of 18 to 25 year old males charged with assault on a Friday or Saturday night consumed alcohol in the 48 hours prior to their arrest.
- Young people are more likely to report being verbally abused, physically abused or put in fear by someone under the influence of alcohol than any other age group.
