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Violent attacks by teenage girls treble

Monday 2 March 2009 at 7:03 am | In News | Post Comment The Youth Justice Board found that girls under 17 were behind almost 23,000 violent attacks in England and Wales last year – more than 60 every day.

The researchers found that Britain’s binge-drinking culture was partly to blame for a rise in so-called “ladette” violence. Approximately one in three girls aged 15 to 16 admitting that she binge-drinks in the a survey.

Though young men still carry out far more crimes, the gap between the sexes is closing.

News report here.