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Consultants' Final Report - Page 30 <br />amelioration strategies.33 Nevertheless, we recommend that the City use its <br />legitimate zoning authority to ensure that any new adult business will have a <br />minimum impact on crime in its vicinity. Beyond this recommendation, we find <br />strong evidence to suggest that the public safety hazard posed by adult businesses <br />on Garden Grove Boulevard is exacerbated by proximity to a bar or tavern. This <br />is based on two contrasts. <br />5) In April, 1985, a bar opened at 8112 Garden Grove Boulevard, <br />approximately 425 feet from the A to Z. The before/after and test/controI <br />contrasts for this change are: <br />Test` Site <br />Personal Crimes <br />Property Crimes <br />Part II Crimes <br />Control Site <br />Personal Crimes <br />Property Crimes <br />Pan II Crimes <br />One Year Before <br />200' 500' 1000' <br />0 <br />1 <br />12 <br />13 <br />9 <br />29 <br />56 <br />94 <br />4 <br />2 <br />7 <br />13 <br />200' <br />500' <br />1000' <br />0 <br />1 <br />14 <br />15 <br />4 <br />12 <br />45 <br />61 <br />4 <br />8 <br />7 <br />19 <br />One Year After <br />200' 500' 1000' <br />2 <br />8 <br />35 <br />45 <br />7 <br />41 <br />62 <br />110 <br />2 <br />9 <br />11 <br />22 <br />200' <br />500' <br />1000' <br />0 <br />2 <br />14 <br />16 <br />2 <br />19 <br />51 <br />72 <br />5 <br />9 <br />12 <br />26 <br />In the subsequent year, Personal crime within 1000 feet rose significantly. <br />33 A similar architectural device was installed at the A to Z (8192 Garden Grove <br />Boulevard) in May, 1990. We have insufficient data to measure the effect of this <br />intervention, however. <br />EVER00376 <br />