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adult theaters. Twenty percent of the businesses responding (11 of 53) think .that the impacts <br />from nearby adult entertainment establishments are different from the impacts of similar <br />establishments not characterized as adult. <br />Nearly half of the businesses responding (27 of 57) believe that [heir business would be <br />negatively affected if more adult establishments were to locate near them. However, a nearly <br />equal number (24 of 55) believe that their business would be positively affected if more bars, <br />movies or theaters, or video/bookstores of any kind were to locate nearby. <br />About 10 percent of the businesses responding (4 of 44) stated that they have dealt directly <br />with the owner or manager of an adult business about a business concern. Half advised the <br />surveyor that the concern was resolved. <br />Police Responses <br />The community liaison or beat officer was interviewed for each of the six study areas. <br />When the survey and control blockfronts were compared for criminal complaints and allega- <br />tions, the officers generally did not link higher incidents with adult uses. Three officers <br />believe that criminal allegations are higher on the survey blockfronts compared to the control <br />blockfronts but, in two of these cases, the higher incidence of allegations was attributed by <br />them to uses unrelated to the adult use. In a single instance, an officer replied that the adult <br />entertainment establishment located in the study area has some effect on crime, and then <br />"only rarely." Four of the six officers thought the adult uses have no effect on crime. <br />One officer stated that if more adult entertainment establishments were to locate in the study <br />area, crime probably would increase. However, that officer and another responded that more <br />bars, movies or theaters, or video/bookstores of any kind would effectively increase crime in <br />the study area. <br />Real Estate Brokers Responses <br />Nineteen real estate brokers from all of the six study areas were interviewed; not all responded <br />to each question asked. <br />It is significant that more than 80 percent of the brokers responding (11 of 13) reported that an <br />adult entertainment establishment tends to decrease the market value of property that lies within <br />500 feet of it. When the distance is increased from between 500 to 1,000 feet of an adult use, <br />a majority of brokers (7 of 13) indicated that the same phenomenon would occur. At 1,000 or <br />more feet, less than 25 percent of the brokers (3 of 13) responded in this manner. The pattern <br />53 EVER00151 <br />