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Tourism and Crime in Florida
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Tourism and Crime in Florida
This paper discusses tourism and related crime in Florida: Special socioeconomic conditions of the local tourism industry, climate, prison conditions, migrant workers and demographics.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
13 sources |
1994
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"In April, 1993, Barbara Meller-Jensen, a tourist from Germany and the mother of two small children, was murdered in what has become known as a "bump-and-run" robbery only five miles from Miami International Airport.. Jensen was the seventh tourist killed in Florida in the previous seven months. By October of that year, there were nine such murders.. These murders have become a frightening South Florida trend: young criminals stalking tourists who drive clearly marked rental cars. Unfortunately, for years, Florida has suffered the highest overall crime rate of any state and the highest rate of violent crime.. Surprisingly, only one tenth of one percent of the 41 million tourists to the state in 1992 were crime victims. However, Florida's citizens are the ones who endure the worst. In 1992, more than eight out of every 100 residents were crime ... "More papers on Tourism and Crime in Florida:
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Tourism and Crime in Florida (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Tourism-and-Crime-in-Florida/21714
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"Tourism and Crime in Florida" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Tourism-and-Crime-in-Florida/21714>
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