Illegal Street Racing Locations And Vehicles Research Study

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Illegal Street Racing Locations And Vehicles Research Study

Source: Evo Street Racers Studies & Research Department
Release Date: March 09, 2009
Update / Revision: N/A

Evo Street Racers is proud to release the world premier ground-breaking study on Illegal Street Racing Locations and Vehicles. Over the past half a decade (2003-Current) Evo has collected hundreds of hours of film and documented reports of verified illegal street racing throughout America. Utilizing this data provided by our dedicated staff, Evo Ambassadors, Evo Members, ex-illegal street racers, concerned communities members, and law enforcement Evo's Studies and Research department has once again set the standard in educating the world on illegal street racing.

Please note that the focus of the study is not on the amount of locations/vehicles rather percentage of locations/vehicles; therefore, Evo Street Racers will not be releasing the sample count which the study was derived from.

It is highly recommended to click the below link to better understand the historical concern relating to statistics thereby allowing a better interpretation of this study. Click here.

Illegal Street Racing Locations Study:

Definitions:
Residential Roads: Is a public street with houses at an average spacing interval located nearby the road.
Commercial Roads: Is a public street or private service road found in industrial areas, warehouse districts, or large industry / malls.
Highway / Country Roads: Is a public street that may have no structures (Concrete walls) or may have residential houses and/or commercial buildings at a large spacing interval located at a far distance from the road.

The results of the locations study indicate that the majority of illegal street racing occurs in commercial areas and remote highway/country roads. Generally illegal street racers have chosen to race in these two areas as an attempt to:

Reduce "risk" by racing in "unpopulated" areas,
Minimize the likelihood of cross traffic (at times using blockades) while maintaining escape exits from law enforcement, and
Decrease the chance of witnesses which may contact the police.

Commercial areas are often the choice of illegal street racers as they tend to be abandoned after operation hours, are not regularly patrolled by law enforcement rather private security, lack the normal traffic of public roads thereby minimizing cross traffic, and provide exit routes to escape law enforcement stings.

Residential roads are not without any incidence; composing 4% of illegal street racing incidence; however, is marginal compared to the alternate locations.

Illegal Street Racing Locations Study
Residential	4%
Commercial	43%
Highway/Country	54%

Illegal Street Racing Participant Study Under / Over 8 Vehicles:

Definitions:
Large Gathering: More than 8 vehicles participating in an illegal street race (not at the same time - usually in pairs).
Small Gathering: Less than 8 vehicles participating in an illegal street race (not at the same time - usually in pairs).

Statistics show that 61% of illegal street racing occur with 8 or more vehicles participating, whereas 39% of illegal street racing occurs with fewer than 8 vehicles participating.

Study Limitation:
One limitation of this study is the difficulty associated with documenting the illegal street racing of small gatherings as it tends to be spontaneous whereas large gatherings are often planned. Documenting spontaneous illegal street racing often goes unreported and un filmed, involves 2 - 3 participants, and knowledge of the race occurring is through unverified word-of-mouth. Should spontaneous illegal street racing be reported at the same level as large gatherings the Small Gathering percentage would increase dramatically. It is believed that the resultant increase in Small Gathering's would supercede Large Gatherings. Nonetheless per the verified data collected Large Gatherings do represent the majority.

Illegal Street Racing Participant Study: Under / Over 8 Vehicles
Vehicle Count	Small Gathering: Less Than 8 Vehicles Participating	Large Gathering: More Than 8 Vehicles Participating
Total:	39%	61%

Illegal Street Racing Participant Under Over 8 Vehicles Study

Illegal Street Racing Participant & Day / Night Study:

When combining Small and Large Gatherings the result is that the majority of illegal street racing incidence occurs at night (66%). It is important to note that when comparing Small Gatherings versus Large Gatherings the day/night results are inverted. Small Gatherings reflect a higher illegal street racing incidence during daytime (22%) than at night (17%) whereas Large Gathering have a higher incidence at night time (49%) than daytime (12%). It can be concluded that small gatherings are more spontaneous in nature and as such can take place at anytime (17% night and 22% day are statistically close). Large gatherings, however, are less likely to occur during the daytime 12% (versus 49% at night) because commercial areas are in operation during the daytime and a convoy of vehicles stopped on highway's/country roads are far more visible and suspect than at nighttime.

Study Limitation:
Please read Illegal Street Racing Participant Study Under / Over 8 Vehicles study limitation.

Illegal Street Racing Participant & Day Night Study
Vehicle Count	Small Gathering: Less Than 8 Vehicles Present		Large Gathering: More Than 8 Vehicles Present
Time:	During the Nighttime	During the Daytime	During the Nighttime	During the Daytime
Total:	17%	22%	49%	12%

Illegal Street Racing Participant & Day Night Study

illegal Street Racing Vehicles Study:

Definitions:
Import: A vehicle with a parent company located outside the United States.
Domestic: A vehicle with a parent company located in the United States.
Example: A Plymouth Laser is considered a domestic whereas a Mitsubishi Eclipse is considered an import although mechanically they are identical and may have been manufactured in the same plant.

Imports compose 61% of the vehicles participating in modern day illegal street racing, which may be an indication that it is the vehicle of choice to race with. Although considered a coincidence the rise in popularity of utilizing imports to illegal street race mirrors the decline of the Original Big Three (Ford, Chrysler, GM) and the rise of the Japanese Big Three (Toyota, Honda, and Nissan).

Illegal Street Racing Vehicles Study
.Import	61%
.Domestic	39%

Illegal Street Racing Vehicle Study

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