I would like to see some statistics regarding the amount of rapes
occurring in Las Vegas, where prostitution is legal, compared to other
cities where it is not legal;  such as San Diego, Los Angeles, and San
Francisco.

Are there fewer rapes per capita in Las Vegas? 

The answer is no.

Below you will find statistics where you may verify that they are more
rapes per capita in Las Vegas.


Las Vegas, Nevada
Rapes: 93 per 100,000 people
http://www.realestatejournal.com/cityprofiles/lasvegas_nv.html


Las Vegas, Nevada
Rapes: 107 per 100,000 people
http://www.infolv.com/crime.html


Rapes: 494 
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_02/html/web/offreported/02-table08MO-NV.html


Las Vegas, Nevada Criminal Statistics
Rapes 511 
http://www.instantpeoplecheck.com/statecrime/las_vegas_nv_stats.htm


North Las Vegas, Nevada
Rapes 57 
45.38 per 100,000 people 
http://northlasvegas.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm


North Las Vegas, Nevada 
Rapes 57 rapes 
45.4 per 100,000 people 
http://www.city-data.com/city/North-Las-Vegas-Nevada.html


San Diego, California
330 rapes 
26.0 per 100,000 people
http://www.city-data.com/city/San-Diego-California.html


San Diego, California
Rapes  330 
26.02 per 100,000 people
http://sandiego.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm


San Francisco, California
210 rapes 
26.08 per 100,000 people
http://sanfrancisco.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm


Los Angeles, California
1,415 rapes 
36.9 per 100,000 people
http://www.city-data.com/city/Los-Angeles-California.html


Los Angeles, California
1415 rapes 
36.94 per 100,000 people
http://losangeles.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm



Search Criteria:
Crime statistics
Las Vegas
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco 
Rapes
?* per 100,000)


I hope this is helpful.


Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 28 Oct 2004 20:23 PDT

The following statistics are taken from the 2001 FBI Uniform Crime
Reports (released 11/02)

Comparison San Diego, CA and Las Vegas, NV 
Crimes per 100,000 population
Forcible rape  
San Diego:      27.6      
Las Vegas:      43.4
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/crimecompare3.asp?lcity=8480&rcity=9504&view=T

Comparison San Francisco, CA and Las Vegas, NV
Crimes per 100,000 population
Forcible rape  
San Francisco: 30.0 
Las Vegas:     43.4
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/crimecompare3.asp?lcity=8483&rcity=9504&view=T


Comparison Los Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV 
Crimes per 100,000 population
Forcible rape
Los Angeles:    39.3 
Las Vegas:      43.4
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/crimecompare3.asp?lcity=8381&rcity=9504&view=T

Excellent, fast, exactly what I asked for, but I different facts than
i was expecting.  Blows my theory out of the water.

Thank you for the tip!
--Bobbie7

It's worth noting that, although prostitution is legal in some parts
of Nevada, it is illegal in Las Vegas.