Sexual predators flock to energy boom towns; Oil and gas attract more criminals than tourism or agriculture do.

Sexual predators flock to energy boom towns; Oil and gas attract more criminals than tourism or agriculture do.

Nature News | February 19, 2010

The American West is no longer wild, but lawlessness seems to be rising in the boom towns created as a result of expanding demand for oil and gas, according to a new study.

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