Between April and June this year there were 14 serious attacks and according to police figures eight of them could be directly attributed to alcohol. Police said there was only one assault where it could be definitely discounted as a factor.
Further to this, eight of the assaults took place on either Friday or Saturday nights or the early hours of Sunday mornings and three assaults actually took place on licensed premises.
The report said: "Professional judgment would conclude that alcohol is the greatest contributory factor in serious assaults within the Scottish Borders."
A 2006 audit of Scottish A and E departments supports this conclusion, revealing that at least 70 per cent of assaults may be alcohol-related.
During the first six months of this year police in the Borders attended 541 incidents which they have attributed to licensed premises.
These incidents have increased in frequency as the year has progressed with 226 of them occurring in May and June alone.
Further to this, 291 of the incidents occurred on Saturdays and Sundays with the peaks being between 11pm and 2.59am.
Of the incidents recorded 314 related to anti-social behaviour and/or crimes being committed.
In their report to the Scottish Borders Licensing Forum, police also highlighted the inconsistency of closing times for clubs across the region which has led to an increased number of incidences they have had to deal with in Galashiels in particular.
A total of 149 incidents occurred within Galashiels town centre alone, significantly more than Hawick (98), Kelso (48), Duns (40) and Peebles (41).
Alcohol often plays a role in vandalism across the region too, and in his 2006/07 annual report for the Borders 'G' Division, Lothian and Borders Police Divsional Commander Charlie Common said: "Often vandalism is linked to drunkenness and we will work with the new Licensing Forum and the Licensing Boards, to develop more of a community response to the range of problems associated with alcohol abuse.
"Crucially, we need to build on the Scottish Government's objective of encouraging more responsible drinking. Test purchasing operations will be used to target retailers who sell to underage people and we look to licensees to do more to prevent drunkenness within their premises. Out on our streets we will clamp down on drunken violence."
The latest report of a link between alcohol and violence and vandalism in the region comes at the end of the Scottish Government's consultation period on tackling alcohol misuse.
Across the country, men and women are regularly drinking above sensible limits and as a result alcohol-related hospital admissions and health problems have risen dramatically over the past decade.
In Scotland in 2006-7 there were 41,651 alcohol-related hospital admissions - more than 114 people every day, and in 2005 there were 2,372 deaths in Scotland attributed to alcohol misuse. There were almost 12,000 drink driving offences in Scotland in 2006-7.
Other figures show bad drinking habits are picked up early by young people and experts see a clear link between the big drop in the relative price of alcohol and rising consumption.
The key Scottish Government proposals for changing Scotland's relationship with alcohol and slashing the £2.25 billion annual 'clearup' cost include a minimum price for a unit of alcohol, ending irresponsible promotions, raising the off-sales alcohol purchase age to 21 and a social responsibility fee for some retailers.
This will be combined with better enforcement and education about the dangers of alcohol misuse. Already, the Scottish Government has allocated an extra £85 million for prevention and treatment for people with alcohol problems to a record £120 million over the next three years.
As the consultation period comes to an end, Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison, said: "Our proposals for getting to grips with alcohol misuse have sparked a lively debate across Scottish society.
"It's clear that many people are very concerned about the heavy toll rapidly-rising alcohol consumption is taking on our country.
"This Government has taken the bull by the horns and put forward radical measures to rebalance Scotland's relationship with alcohol, because we don't want to see future generations suffer because of the way we're drinking now.
"We believe it's time for action. But we want the Scottish people to understand where we're coming from and tell us what they think. That's why I want to encourage people across Scotland to respond to the consultation before it closes on September 9."