|
|
|
|
Sanitation
|
Begging
|
Camping
|
Sleeping/
|
Sitting/Lying
|
Loitering
|
Vagrancy
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
Albuquerque NM
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
2,4
|
|
Amarillo TX
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Anchorage AK
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
2
|
|
Asheville NC
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
4
|
|
Athens GA
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,9
|
|
Atlanta GA
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,6,7,12
|
|
Atlantic City NJ
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,14
|
|
Austin TX
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
|
Bakersfield CA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
2,3
|
|
Baltimore MD
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,3,14
|
|
Beaverton OR
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,4
|
|
Berkeley CA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
Biloxi MS
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,6,14
|
|
Boston MA
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
3,9,14
|
|
Boulder CO
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
2,11
|
|
Bradenton FL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
1,2
|
|
Buffalo NY
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,6,7,14,17
|
|
Caguas PR
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charleston SC
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,4,5,11,14
|
|
Charlotte NC
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
5,14
|
|
Chicago IL
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,3,4,6
|
|
Cincinnati OH
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,14
|
|
Clearwater FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
11
|
|
Cleveland OH
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Colorado Springs CO
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,4,5,12,14,15
|
|
Columbia SC
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
Columbus OH
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4
|
|
Corpus Christi TX
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
1,2,11,17
|
|
Covington KY
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,3,5,8,10,14
|
|
Dallas TX
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,8
|
|
Davenport IA
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,4,5
|
|
Dayton OH
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,4,5,6,8,12,14,15
|
|
Daytona Beach FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
1,2,4,14
|
|
Denver CO
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,14
|
|
Detroit MI
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,5,7,14
|
|
Eau Claire WI
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
El Cajon CA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
|
El Paso TX
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2, 6,10
|
|
Elkton MD
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
2,3,4,5,8,14,15
|
|
Eugene OR
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,4,6
|
|
Fort Lauderdale FL
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,4,11
|
|
Fort Worth TX
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
2,4,8,14
|
|
Frederick MD
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,4,11
|
|
Fresno CA
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2
|
|
Gainesville FL
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
4
|
|
Glendale AZ
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2, 5, 11, 14, 15
|
|
Hallandale Beach FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
2,3,4,5,8,11,14,15
|
|
Honolulu HI
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
17
|
|
Houston TX
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,9
|
|
Huntington WV
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
10,14
|
|
Idaho Falls ID
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,4,5,14,15
|
|
Indianapolis IN
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
Jacksonville FL
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,4,7,11,16,17
|
|
Jeffersonville IN
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
2,3,5,8,9,11,12,14,15
|
|
Kalamazoo MI
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2
|
|
Kansas City MO
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,14
|
|
Key West FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
|
Lakewood CO
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
12, 15
|
|
Las Vegas NV
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,3,11,14
|
|
Lawrence KS
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,14
|
|
Lexington KY
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4
|
|
Little Rock AR
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
2,3,6,12,14
|
|
Long Beach CA
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
1,2,12
|
|
Los Angeles CA
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,3,7,14,17
|
|
Louisville KY
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,4,8
|
|
Madison WI
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,5
|
|
Manchester NH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,4
|
|
Martinsburg WV
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,5,6,8,10,11,15
|
|
Memphis TN
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Mesa AZ
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,14
|
|
Miami FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
4,11,14
|
|
Milwaukee WI
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
3,5
|
|
Minneapolis MN
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,5,10,11,14
|
|
Mobile AL
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,4
|
|
Modesto CA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,3,4,8,17
|
|
Naples FL
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
4,14
|
|
Nashville TN
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2
|
|
New Orleans LA
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
1,2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
New York NY
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Norfolk VA
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,3,8
|
|
North Las Vegas NV
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,3,5,10,12
|
|
Oakland CA
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,4,14
|
|
Oklahoma City OK
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,8,14,15
|
|
Olympia WA
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,4
|
|
Omaha NE
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
4,8,17
|
|
Orlando FL
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
4,14
|
|
Pahrump NV
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
Palm Bay FL
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2, 14, 15
|
|
Philadelphia PA
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,3,4
|
|
Phoenix AZ
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
|
Pittsburgh PA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2
|
|
Pontiac MI
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2
|
|
Portland ME
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,6,9,14
|
|
Portland OR
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,15
|
|
Providence RI
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
9
|
|
Raleigh NC
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
4
|
|
Reno NV
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,3,4,5,11
|
|
Richmond VA
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2
|
|
Rio Piedras PR
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Roanoke VA
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
1,2
|
|
Rochester NY
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,6,8
|
|
Sacramento CA
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,5
|
|
Salt Lake City UT
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,4,8,15
|
|
San Antonio TX
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
San Diego CA
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2,8
|
|
San Francisco CA
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,3,4,11,14
|
|
San Jose CA
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2
|
|
San Juan PR
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
16, 17
|
|
Santa Barbara CA
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
2,4
|
|
Santa Cruz CA
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2,9
|
|
Santurce PR
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Sarasota FL
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1,4,5,9,11
|
|
Scottsdale AZ
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
2, 5, 11, 14, 15
|
|
Seattle WA
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
4
|
|
Sioux Falls SD
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,4
|
|
South Lake Tahoe CA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,5,11,14,15
|
|
Spokane WA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
2
|
|
Springfield MA
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,3,8
|
|
St. Augustine FL
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,7
|
|
St. Louis MO
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,3,6,13
|
|
St. Paul MN
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2
|
|
Suffolk VA
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
2,15
|
|
Tampa FL
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
2
|
|
Tempe AZ
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
2
|
|
Toledo OH
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,4,9
|
|
Trenton NJ
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
1,2
|
|
Tucson AZ
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,8,14
|
|
Tulsa OK
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
1,2,11,14
|
|
Union City CA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2,5,11,12,15,16,17
|
|
Valdosta GA
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Virginia Beach VA
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
2,4,11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bathing in public waters
|
Urination/Defecation in public
|
Begging in public places city-wide
|
Begging in particular public places
|
"Aggressive" panhandling
|
Sleeping in public city-wide
|
Sleeping in particular public places
|
Camping in public city-wide
|
Camping in particular public places
|
Sitting or lying in particular public
places
|
Loitering/Loafing/Vagrancy city-wide
|
Loitering/Loafing in particular public
places
|
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public places
|
Closure of particular public places
|
*See end notes
|
|
Washington DC
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
2,4,7,8,11,16,17
|
|
Woodinville WA
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
3,4,14,15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* 1)Spitting, 2) Minor Curfew, 3) Having/Abandoning
merchandise carts away from premises of owner,
|
|
4) Failure to disperse, 5) Maintaining
junk/Storage of property, 6) Making music on the street/Street performers,
|
|
7) Washing automobile windows, 8) Prohibition
to enter vacant building, 9) Rummaging, 10) Creating odor,
|
|
11) Vehicular residence, 12) Walking
on highway,13) Bringing paupers/Insane persons into city, 14) Peddling,
|
|
15) Public Nuisance, 16) Charging for
car wash, 17) Washing cars
|
|
|
|
**This information was obtained through
online research, city clerk offices, and localized researchers.
|
|
Some sources could only be updated
every three months and so pending or passed resolutions since that
day
|
|
are not evident in this report.
Full
report in .pdf form | Introduction
| Background | Methodology
| Problem Statement/Consequences of Criminalization
| Model Programs | Conclusions
& Recommendations | The Cities Included
in this Report | Meanest Cities |
Narratives of the Meanest Cities
| Narratives of the Other Cities |
Prohibited Conduct Chart | Survey
Questions | Incident Report Form:
English & Incident Report Form:
Spanish | Sources
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