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This study collected. data for 45 serious criminal offenses, termed <br />Part 1 Crimes by the Uniform Crim..: Report, and 21 sexually related <br />criminal offenses. These offenses are detailed in Appendix B. The <br />data collected represents calls to the Austin Police Department from <br />January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1985. Crime rates are expressed <br />as the number of reported incidents per 1000 area residents. <br />Selection of Study and Control Areas. The selection of appropriate <br />study and control areas was a crucial element in the objective <br />assessment of the impact of adult businesses on the incidence of <br />crime. Study Areas containing adult business sites were carefully <br />selected to be representative of the adult businesses existing in the <br />Austin area. <br />Four study areas were selected. Study Area one includes two <br />businesses, a modeling studio and a topless club. Study Area Two also <br />includes two businesses, an adult bookstore and an adult oriented film <br />rental store. Study Areas Three and Four contain single businesses, <br />an adult bookstore and topless bar, respectively. <br />Table 2 <br />Study Area Businesses <br />Study Area 1 <br />Burlesque Modeling Studio <br />Pearls Place <br />Study Area 2 <br />Southside News <br />Video Barn <br />Study Area 3 <br />The Pleasure Shoppe <br />Study Area 4 <br />The Yellow Rose <br />4912 N. IH -35 <br />4814 N. IH -35 <br />2053 S. Lamar <br />2055 S. Lamar <br />610 W. oltorf <br />6528 N. Lamar Blvd <br />As noted, two of the Study Areas contain one, and the others each <br />contain two, adult businesses. Although two adult businesses does not <br />reflect the highest concentration of adult businesses located in <br />Austin, this level of concentration is more representative of existing <br />locational patterns in the City. 'Those areas containing more than two <br />adult businesses were examined and found unsuitable for this <br />evaluation. <br />EVER00281 <br />