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<br /> . '~/so <br /> 3. This negative impact dissipates as the distance from the site increases, <br /> so that most appraisers believed that by three blocks away from an adult <br /> - <br /> bookstore, its impact on property values would be minimal. <br /> Indianapolis also studied the relationship between crime rates and sexually <br /> oriented bookstores, cabarets, theaters, arcades and massage parlors. A 1984 study <br /> entitled "Adult Entertainment Businesses in Indianapolis' found that areas with sexually <br /> ~ oriented businesses had higher crime rates than similar areas with no sexually oriented <br /> businesses. <br /> .. 1. Major crimes, such as criminal homicide, rape, robbery, assault, <br /> burglary, and larceny, occurred at a rate that was 23 percent higher in those <br /> areas which had sexually oriented businesses. <br /> 2. The sex-related crime rate, including rape, indecent exposure, and child <br /> molestation, was found to be 77 percent higher in those areas with sexually <br /> ~. oriented businesses. <br /> , <br /> Phoenix <br /> The Planning Department of Phoenix, Arizona published a study in 1979 entitled <br /> "Relation of Criminal Activity and Adult Businesses.' This study showed that arrests for <br /> '- sexual crimes and the location of sexually oriented businesses were directly related. <br /> The study compared three areas with sexually oriented businesses with three control <br /> areas which had similar demographic and land use characteristics, but no sexually <br /> ~ oriented establishments. The study found that, <br /> , 1. Property crimes were 43 percent higher in those areas which contained <br /> a sexually oriented business. <br /> , 2. The sex crime rate was 500 percent higher in those areas with sexually <br /> oriented businesses. <br /> i. <br /> I -9- <br /> I <br />