Problem Identification

  • On any weekend night, more than 1,400 United States teens and adults cross the border into San Diego too intoxicated to legally drive.
  • Heavy intoxication is encouraged by intensive alcohol promotion.
  • Alcohol induced street violence, crime, and domestic violence occur on both sides of the border.
  • Sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies occur.
GRAPH SHOWING DECLINE IN LATE NIGHT-EARLY MORNING PEDESTRIAN BORDER CROSSING AFTER INTERVENTION
Average Weekend Pedestrians Crossing From Midnight to 5 am*
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