IT IS PARTICULARLY WORRYING THAT SO MANY TEENAGE GIRLS ARE RESORTING TO VIOLENCE, OFTEN FUELLED BY A BINGE-DRINKING “LADETTE” CULTURE - HUHNE
An alarming article has appeared on the Telegraph website which shows a dramatic increase in violence by women – there are 241 women arrested everyday for violence. And, the problem more than doubled under Labour.
Young teenage girls were worse than those in the 18-20 age group, the Home Office figures show. In contrast, violence among men and boy is falling.
The alarming trend was last night blamed on the effects of 24 hour drinking and increased binge-drinking among young women.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: “It is indicative of how much violence there is on our streets that more and more women are becoming involved in it.
“It is particularly worrying that so many teenage girls are resorting to violence, often fuelled by a binge-drinking “ladette” culture.
“We need to get tough on those who sell booze to kids and better educate our children about the dangers of alcohol.”
A total of 88,139 women and girls were arrested for violence against the person last year - the equivalent of 241 arrests a day.
It was up from 87,140 in 2006/07 and more than doubled the 37,100 arrested in 1999/00.
It was also the second year that violence was the main reason for female arrests, higher than the 77,400 arrested for theft offences.
