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2 <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br /> 10 <br /> <br /> 11 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> 17 <br /> <br /> 18 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />2O <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br /> 25 <br /> <br />obtain a copy and carefully read ~nis report. In <br />repor~ tee g£oup £eacned a consensus ~hat a comprehensive <br />approach is required ~o reduce or eliminate the impact of <br />sexuall~ orienUated Dusinesses.' Zoning and licensing <br />regulations are needed ~o protect residents from <br />in~rusion of sexual crimes and ~arassmena into our <br />neighborhoods. <br /> <br /> This Wo~ing G~oup reviewed evidenGe from s~udi~s <br />conducted i~ Minneapolis and St. Paui and in many <br />cities ~roughou~ the nation. These s~udies ~a~en <br />~oge~her provide compelling evidenc~ ~a~ sexually <br />o~i~naa~ed businesses a~e associated with ~igh crime <br />~a~e~ and depressed pro~er~ values. In addition, <br />Wor]~ing Grou~ heard compelling ~s~imony ~aa~ <br />c~aracter of a neighDor~ood can d~ama~ically change <br />there is a concentration of sexually oriented businesses <br />adjacent to residential property. <br /> <br /> According ~o ~aese s~atis~ical analysis conducted in <br />t~e Minneapolis sUudy~ ~ne addition of on~ sexually <br />oriented busine~ ~o a censu~ ~ac~ a£ea will cau~ an <br />inc~eas~ in ~n~ overall crime ra~e index in tna~ area by <br />9.15 cr£mes pe~ 1,000 people pec year, even if all <br />social factors in the area remain the same. <br /> <br /> The S~. Paul s~udy concluded ~e following: There <br />is a statistical significant correlation between the <br /> <br />AOAMS COURT REPORTING <br /> <br />(~12) 375-9150 <br /> <br /> <br />