I think NOPD would object to the word allow.

1) Generally speaking, there could be a relationship between tourism and crime: - criminal offending against tourists, - tourists as offenders "Recent years have seen growing media and political attention to the issue of tourism and crime in a number of countries. The high profile cases of the Madeleine McCann abduction and the murder of Meredith Kercher have received huge media attention in the UK, and raised concerns about crimes against tourists. At the same time, issues such as drugs tourism, sex tourism and alcohol-related crime and disorder among holidaymakers, have highlighted crimes and rule-breaking more generally committed by tourists. To date, however, this tourism-crime nexus has received little scholarly attention. Tourism and Crime: key themes is the first book to address this gap. It provides a critical examination of a range of topics, including criminal offending against tourists, tourists as offenders, and policy-responses to tourist crime. It focuses on a number of subjects including tourism and property crime, the tourist as victim, the 'naming and shaming' of specific 'danger travel spots', the governance of safety in ‘statelessÂ’ spaces, cooperation between justice authorities in different jurisdictions, drugs tourism, plus a range of other relevant issues." Source and further information: http://www.goodfellowpublishers.com/academic-publishing.php?promoCode=&partnerID=&content=story&storyID=208 2) In New Orleans, the high crime rate doesn't seem to affect tourist so much: "New Orleans' violent crime rate is high compared with other cities in the United States. Homicides peaked at 421 in 1994, a rate of 86 per 100,000 residents. The homicide rate rose and fell year to year throughout the late 1990s, but the overall trend from 1994 to 1999 was a steady reduction in homicides. From 1999 to 2004, the homicide rate increased. New Orleans had the highest homicide rate of any major American city in 2002 (53.3 per 100,000 people) and again in 2003 (275 homicides). Violent crime is a serious problem for New Orleans residents, but far less of a problem for tourists. As in other U.S. cities of comparable size, the incidence of homicide and other violent crimes is highly concentrated in certain low-income neighborhoods, such as housing projects, that are sites of open-air drug trade. The homicide rate for the entire New Orleans metropolitan area was 24.4 per 100,000 in 2002. After Hurricane Katrina, media attention focused on the reduced violent crime rate following the exodus of many New Orleanians. Conversely, a number of cities that took in Katrina evacuees had a significant increase in their murder rate. Houston, for example, had a 25% increase in murders from the previous year. Captain Dwayne Ready stated, "We also recognize that Katrina evacuees continue to have an impact on the murder rate." Police have not kept records of how evacuees have affected crime rates other than homicide. As more residents return to New Orleans, the trend is starting to reverse itself, although calculating the homicide rate remains difficult given that no authoritative source can cite a total population figure. There were 22 homicides in July 2006, the same as the monthly average for the city from 2002 until Hurricane Katrina. There were 161 homicides in 2006. On Thursday, January 11, 2007, several thousand New Orleans residents marched through city streets and gathered at City Hall for a rally demanding police and city leaders tackle the crime problem. Mayor Ray Nagin said he was "totally and solely focused" on addressing the problem. The city of New Orleans implemented checkpoints starting in early January 2007 from the hours of 2 a.m and 6 a.m. in high-crime areas and, as of January 20, 2007, they had made over 60 arrests and issued more than 100 citations. Although the city has lost more than 40% of its pre-Katrina population, it has recaptured an infamous unwanted title, as the nation's "murder capital", according to the FBI. By November 2007, local media reports claimed homicides had already eclipsed the previous year's numbers. The city recorded a total of 209 homicides in 2007." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans#Tourism 3) "For the most part, New Orleans is safe. This is the case even after Katrina. The biggest dangers in the prime tourist areas have always been and continue to be stumbling drunk into an oncoming vehicle or a lightpost or simply falling down in the street. Most crimes involving tourists are pickpockets and petty theft, but use common sense and stay alert. With many heavily inebriated partiers, Bourbon Street can indeed present prizes to purse and wallet thiefs. particularly during big events.If a particularly big parting evening is planned, leave the purse and wallet behind. Take cash and one credit card – plus an ID if needed – in a front pants pocket. However, this is a major American city and one of the bummers of life in this country is that big cities invite crime. Be aware of the surroundings while at ATMs. The area just beyond N. Rampart on the French Quarter side of Canal Street is the ghetto and an unsuspecting tourist – especially one that has been living it up Bourbon Street – would make for a tempting target. In the infamous Lower 9th Ward, where the worst of Katrina flooding occurred, many gangs have set up shop and drug-related deaths have become somewhat common. But it's so far removed from the French Quarter in both lifestyle and distance that it's not at all on the mental map for visitors. When visiting Uptown, stay to the safety of St. Charles Street at night. Small groups of girls can be vulnerable." Source and further information: http://www.pubclub.com/neworleans/preparty.htm

New Orleans is the greatest city on earth when it comes to atmosphere. If you just stay where you need to stay you'll be fine. Keep your eye out for shoes on the power lines. If you see that leave fast.

Who is "they", andblack?