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Consultants' Final Report - Page 37 <br />properties and, also, for decreases in quality of business environment, commercial <br />rents, ability to attract new businesses, and ability of non -adult businesses to <br />attract customers. Specifically: <br />Increase No Effect Decrease <br />Crime <br />88.7% <br />9.6070 <br />1.77o <br />Traffic <br />76.7% <br />20.7% <br />2.6% <br />Litter <br />83.570 <br />15.707o <br />0.9% <br />Noise <br />67.0070 <br />29.5% <br />3.6% <br />Safety <br />23.2% <br />12.507o <br />64.2% <br />Business Environment <br />11.5% <br />6.307o <br />81.270 <br />Commercial Rents <br />8.407o <br />15.9% <br />75.7% <br />Loitering <br />77.007c <br />8.0% <br />15.0070 <br />Attract Businesses <br />7.99%c <br />3.5070 <br />88.5% <br />Attract Customers <br />8.807c <br />7.0% <br />84.3070 <br />This general response pattern is essentially duplicated when respondents are asked <br />about the impact of locating two or more adult businesses within 1000 feet of each <br />other and within 200 feet of a residential or commercial area. <br />These findings are consistent with other studies addressing the negative <br />impact associated with the location of adult businesses." Closer analysis of <br />response patterns reveals that respondents who felt adult businesses produce a <br />decrease in property values also are likely to respond that these businesses have a <br />negative effect on a Beighborhood_ One of the strongest associations was between <br />decreased property values and increased crime. This is consistent with our analysis <br />" See for example the L-=1 Report. <br />EVER00383 <br />