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Objective: Violence crimes are the third most common crimes, and the proportion of violent crimes among all crimes continues to increase by year. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between alcohol availability factors (pub, restaurant, retail) and violent crimes types (total violence crime, assault crime, and injury crime) using panel data. Methods: We conduct two-way panel analysis and use a panel data(2007-2017) data from the Korea National Policy Agency and Statistics Korea. Results: Although there were differences in the size of effects in the effects of violent crime types, the population density, the rate of aged 65, and the rate of industrial land use showed a negative association, and the proportion of male population aged 40-54, property tax, and alcohol availability factors has positive association. Pubs and restaurants, retails, and alcohol availability (total number of pubs, general restaurants, and retail store) had has statistically significant and positive relationships with the rates of total violence crime and injury crimes. Conclusion: Alcohol availability increases the rate of violent crime over time and region. The results showed that in order to minimize the damage from violent crime and alcohol, policy intervention is needed to limit drinking conditions in community areas such as alcohol availability as well as personal behavior.