Some Islanders have received more than £10,000 in compensation after being beaten up last year, but the criminal injuries compensation board has said that more than half of the 51 victims had run the risk of assault by being drunk.
A total of £303,557 was granted in 2009 to Islanders injured as a result of a violent crime.
The criminal injuries compensation board report says: ‘The board receives many applications in which drink has been a substantial cause of the victim’s misfortune.’
