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Consultants' Final Report - Page 42 <br />Responses to this series of questions reveal a consistent perception of the impact <br />of adult businesses on the part of citizens. Broken down into three categories: <br />Respondents were asked if they knew of any specific incidents related to adult <br />entertainment businesses in their neighborhoods. Twenty-five respondents (21.411c) <br />answered affirmatively, citing specific examples of the 11 general problem areas <br />covered in the survey instrument. Not surprisingly, most of these respondents <br />lived relatively near an adult business. <br />Finally, to measure the depth of public sentiment, respondents were asked <br />whether they would move if an adult entertainment business were to move into <br />their neighborhood_ Seventy-one respondents (61.2%) indicated that they would <br />("definitely" or "probably") move. Of the minority (38.8%) who indicated that they <br />would ("definitely" or "probably") not move, nearly half qualified their answers by <br />EVER00388 <br />Increase <br />No Effect <br />Decrease <br />Crime <br />72.9% <br />27.1% <br />0.0% <br />Traffic <br />60.7% <br />38.5% <br />0.9% <br />Litter <br />66.7% <br />32.5% <br />0.9% <br />Noise <br />62.1% <br />36.2% <br />1.8% <br />Safety <br />31.9% <br />20.7% <br />47.5% <br />Quality of Life <br />16.3% <br />23.9% <br />59.8% <br />Property Values <br />14.5% <br />15.4% <br />70.1% <br />Rents <br />15.7% <br />38.9% <br />45.3% <br />Loitering <br />74.3% <br />22.2% <br />3.5% <br />Graffiti <br />56.6% <br />.41.7% <br />1.7% <br />Vandalism <br />65.5% <br />32.8% <br />1.7% <br />Respondents were asked if they knew of any specific incidents related to adult <br />entertainment businesses in their neighborhoods. Twenty-five respondents (21.411c) <br />answered affirmatively, citing specific examples of the 11 general problem areas <br />covered in the survey instrument. Not surprisingly, most of these respondents <br />lived relatively near an adult business. <br />Finally, to measure the depth of public sentiment, respondents were asked <br />whether they would move if an adult entertainment business were to move into <br />their neighborhood_ Seventy-one respondents (61.2%) indicated that they would <br />("definitely" or "probably") move. Of the minority (38.8%) who indicated that they <br />would ("definitely" or "probably") not move, nearly half qualified their answers by <br />EVER00388 <br />