Reducing the hours of bars and taverns in a Baltimore neighborhood cut back all violent crime in the area annually by 23%, a study revealed.
According to research done by the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the Alcohol Research Group of Emeryville, California, the number of murders fell by 51% within the first month of the trial, Newsweek reported.
The homicide rate fell by 40% annually, compared to similar low-income neighborhoods which had no change in hours of alcohol sales.
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