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The project was completed in 2012. The key outcomes were :Compared to the control communities, the active communities experienced a 20 per cent reduction in average alcohol consumption; 42 per cent reduction in residents experience of alcohol fuelled verbal abuse; 33 per cent reduction in alcohol-related street offences; and 30 per cent reduction in the number of residents who reported drinking at levels that placed them at high-risk of alcohol-related violence, accidents and injuries. The benefits of implementing community action outweigh the associated costs of such action. For every $1.00 invested in AARC, between $1.75 and $1.37 of benefits were returned to the community.