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SAY NO to Unlimited Liquor Stores in Clarksville
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Liquor Store Expansion Increases Crime
Research shows that an increase of liquor stores leads to an increase in crime. It is our job to protect Clarksville and the safety of our neighborhoods.
"Researchers say these stores that sell wine, beer, or liquor for off-premise (liquor stores) consumption have a stronger association with homicides, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, and robbery, compared to places like bars and restaurants where the alcohol is consumed at that location."
- source: News Article Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Liquor Store Expansion Increases Drunk Driving Incidents
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for 88,000 deaths in the U.S. per year, including 1 death per 39 minutes from drunk driving. These deaths are preventable. Do not trade the safety of our community for more liquor stores.
“High concentrations of alcohol outlets (ie, high outlet density) are an environmental hazard that increases the risk of excessive drinking and related harms—including violence, alcohol-impaired driving, pedestrian injuries, disorderly conduct, noise, public nuisance, and property damage.”
- source: Measuring Alcohol Outlet Density: An Overview of Strategies for Public Health Practitioners
More Liquor Store, More Underage Drinking
Studies suggest living in an area with high density of alcohol outlets translates into increased likelihood of any drinking or hazardous drinking among adolescents.
"Higher alcohol outlet density has also been associated with higher rates of underage drinking"
- sources: Associations between neighborhood alcohol availability and young adolescent alcohol use & Exploring the influence of local alcohol availability on drinking norms and practices: A qualitative scoping review