Violence injuries fall 12 per cent / Cardiff University, 24 April 2008
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/violence-injuries-fall-12-per-cent.html
"Serious violence fell sharply in England and Wales in 2007, according to the annual Violence and Society Research Group study of assault-related injuries. The study found a 12 per cent drop in violence-related attendances to hospital Accident and Emergency departments compared to the previous year. An estimated 322,000 people attended hospital casualty departments following assaults – 43,000 fewer than in 2006."
Violence in England and Wales 2007: An Accident and Emergency Perspective / Violence & Society Research Group, Cardiff University, April 2008
PDF - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentl/resources/Trends_in_violence_2007.pdf
V Sivarajasingam, S Moore, JP Shepherd