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History of TAC Started as a committee of the Hillsborough County
Anti Drug Alliance in 2001
Concerns about underage drinking in Ybor City and high rate of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Hillsborough County
Mission: To prevent underage/ high risk drinking and alcohol-related consequences
TAC grew from 5 members in 2001 to 100 in 2006
Tampa Alcohol CoalitionOver 100 members: Courts Law enforcement Schools Universities and colleges Parents Students Businesses Prevention and treatment
agencies MADD volunteers
BINGE DRINKING
Increases Risk of:
Assault Rape Alcohol poisoning Car crashes Drowning Suicide Injuries and falls Fatalities
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s DUI and Underage Drinking Law Enforcement
7,054 DUI arrests made in Hillsborough County in 2006533 DUI arrests- persons under age 21
#1 in the State in DUI arrests
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18 to 20 year olds made up 4.6% of the licensed drivers, but comprised 7.6% of DUI arrests and 12.8% of the drinking drivers in alcohol-related crashes (HCSO)
Hillsborough County .02 Violations
• 10 .02 driving violations in 2004
• 79 .02 violations in 2005
• Increase due to Operation Teen Angel
• GIS map made by HCSO Crime Analysis Dept.
HCSO Responsible Vendor- Last Drink Survey
Persons arrested for DUI are asked where they were drinking. Data is recorded- law enforcement investigates problem bars.HCSO Deputy offers resources such as training and safe rides.
GIS Maps to Promote Policy Change:HCSO Helped Amend County Bottle Club Policy in 2005
DUI Education for Offenders
DUI Counterattack
Level I 12 hours of instruction
Level II 21 hours of instruction
Both levels include a substance abuse evaluation
MADD Victim Impact Panel
Hillsborough County’s 3 Pronged DUI Initiative
Enforcement- HCSO BATmobile, frequent sobriety checkpoints and saturations (multi-agency)
Prosecution- State Attorneys Office has a dedicated DUI prosecutor
Treatment- offered for multiple DUI offenders at Tampa Crossroads TRIAD
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Hillsborough County alcohol fatalities declined 25% since 2002
Note: Data obtained from Florida DHSMV.
ALCOHOL IS A DRUG-THE #1 DRUG OF CHOICE FOR TEENS
ALCOHOL KILLS MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THAN ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS COMBINED
2005 Underage Drinking Data
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Hillsborough County Florida Statewide
Source- 2005 YRBSS Survey of high school students- behaviors in past 30 days
Ybor City Entertainment District Ybor City entertainment
district red area on GIS map (highest bar density- 87 liquor licenses within a few blocks)
Most bars allow ages 18+
Many “Drink Specials” offered
Ybor has highest underage drinking arrests in the city
High in assaults and drug arrests GIS map by Dr. Richard Scribner
Tampa Police Department Underage Drinking Law Enforcement Undercover TPD officers and
Alcoholic Beverage agents conduct compliance checks and underage drinking operations in Ybor City
TPD patrols Ybor parking lots and alleys for drinkers
Investigate party buses from universities
Conduct DUI operations in and around Ybor
Collaborate with universities, schools, ABT and TAC
City of Tampa Underage Drinking Arrests 2005
• 313 total underage drinking arrests in Tampa
• 269 (86%) underage drinking arrests in District 3, mainly in Ybor City
reference: TPD Crime Analysis
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
SUDS: Stop Underage Drinking and Sales, Florida Hotline 1-866-540-SUDS
Compliance checks and underage drinking operations
ABT conducts alcohol source investigations of underage DUIs and DUI crashes (ICARE)
ABT agents collaborate with coalition, MADD, schools, other law enforcement agencies and universities
TAC members observe ABT agents during underage operations
Mock Crash at Blake High School
Underage Drinking Billboard
Alcohol Policy
TAC uses data, GIS maps and survey results to advocate for local alcohol policy change:
Age 21 and up in bars Restricting drink specials 2006 SurveyUSA Survey of 500 Tampa Bay Adults:
71% support age 21 to enter a bar
62% support restricting drink specials
68% support changing bar closing time from 3 AM to 2 AM
Cheap Drink PromotionsDrink Special flyers promoting free and cheap drinks are distributed by bars to college students- in dorm rooms and on car windshields
Greenery Pub- Bar Near USF Campus
• Jan 2006, Greenery Pub requests expansion• Pub markets to USF students, features cheap drink specials•TAC supported homeowners group effort to stop bar expansion• Homeowners presented crime data, testimony, video outside of Pub• May 2006, County Commission denied expansion
Drunk Bitch Friday- Cancelled
Drunk Bitch Friday: Lex and Terry Radio show featured drunk women. Show host Lex gave DB Charlee beer through a beer bong during a DBF broadcast and photos were posted on Lex and Terry website. Women drank on the show until they got drunk. Some threw up. Some passed out.
Because of protests by TAC and other coalitions, DBF was taken off the air in January 2006
