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<br /> 3 <br />lack of a relationship between dispensaries and crime could be attributable to either of <br />two possible conclusions: either medical marijuana dispensaries were no more valuable a <br />target than other businesses in the area — a possibility supported by the law enforcement <br />surveys in L.A. and Denver discussed above — or heightened security at dispensaries <br />was sufficient to deter criminal activity in the area. <br /> <br />Regent University study, June 2011 – Researcher Maura Scherrer of Regent University <br />looked at the perception of crime, and medical marijuana dispensaries’ impact on crime, <br />among residents of Denver neighborhoods with varying socio-economic profiles. In so <br />doing, she found that most crimes, including robbery, vandalism, and disorderly conduct <br />increased in Denver from 2008 to 2009. However, in areas within 1,000 feet of a <br />dispensary, rates were down for most types of crime, including burglary, larceny, and a <br />37.5% reduction in disorderly conduct citations. In her conclusion the author notes, “it <br />appears that crime around the medical marijuana centers is considerably lower than citywide <br />crime rates; a much different depiction than originally perceived.”8 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />8 Study available at http://adr.coalliance.org/codr/fez/view/codr:983.