Local study provides link between alcohol, crime

By Laura Wilcox

"Students at Marshall University recently completed a study proving a spatial relationship between clusters of violent crime and alcohol retailers in downtown Huntington."

"While the results might not be surprising, they do produce an objective measure to validate the correlation between things like shootings and clusters of bars, according to Anne McGee, director of the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership (CCSAPP)."

"McGee said she hopes studies like this one will disprove the notion that alcohol is just fun and should be socially accepted. She said CCSAPP would like to see a city bar moratorium in Huntington to reduce over time the number of alcohol outlets in crime-heavy areas. ..."

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