2005/06/15 Council Agenda Packet

124 Time, Place, and Manner Regulation of Business Activity Appendix A Amilysis of Adult Business Studies in Indianapolis, Indiana and Los Angeles, California. A. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA In February, 1984, the Division of Planning in Indianapolis published a report entitled Adult Entertainment Businesses in -Indianapolis: An Analysis. This report contained the results of an evaluation of the impact of adult business upon the surrounding area in terms of crime rates and real estate values. Incidence of Crime Methodology. The Indianapolis study assessed the impact of adult entertainment businesses on crime rates by researching six areas containing adult businesses and six similar areas containing no adult businesses. The six Study Areas were selected from among the forty three adult business locations. The criteria used to select the Study Areas were their zoning mix, population size, and the relative age of their housing stock. The Control Areas (having no adult businesses) were chosen on the basis of their proximate location to the Study Areas and their similarity in terms of population size and zoning mix. Of the six Study Areas, two consisted primarily of residential zoning, two consisted primarily of commercial zoning, and two contained a mix of both residential and commercial zoning. All Study and Control Areas were circular in shape with a 1000 foot radius. The Indianapolis study evaluted crimes in the Study and Control Areas for the years 1978 through 1982. The study compiled all reported incidents to which police were dispatched. These data were assembled into two groups: Major Crimes and Sex -Related Crimes. Major Crimes included Criminal homicide, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Residence and Non -Residence Burglary, Larceny, and Vehicle Theft. Sex -Related Crimes included Rape, Indecent Exposure, Obscene Conduct, Child Molestation, Adult Molestation, and Commercial Sex. Results. The evaluation found that for both the Study and Control Areas, the rate of major crimes was higher than the corresponding rate for the Indianapolis Police District as a whole_ The average annual rate for major crimes in the Study Areas was 23 percent higher than the corresponding rate in the Control Areas. Comparison of the rates for sex-related crimes indicated a considerably larger difference between the Study and Control Areas. The average annual rate for sex-related crimes in the Study Area was 77 percent higher than the corresponding rate in the Control Area. The study also found a strong correlation between the crime frequency and the residential character of the Study areas. Crime rates were 56 percent higher in predominantly residential areas than in predominantly commercial areas. The study found a more acute difference regarding sex-related crimes. Sex-related crimes occurred four times more frequently in predominantly residential areas than in areas that were substantially cc=nercia1 in nature. EVER00306