AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: The attached video is about fans traveling to Austin for the Formula 1 race in 2019.
A new study led by a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas and Australia's Monash University showed crime rates did not increase in Austin during the annual United States Grand Prix Formula 1 race.
The study, led by Dr. Alex Piquero, used records and other data from the Austin Police Department and found there was no evidence of a spike in major crimes in the weeks before and after the race.
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The study found that out of six crimes included in the sex/human trafficking crime index, only one of them was reported during the weekend of the race, which was a single case of aggravated kidnapping about 12 miles away from the racetrack.
The results indicated there weren't any changes in major crimes before, during or after the event, which is in line with studies done on other multi-day events that have taken place in Austin.
According to the study, the race drew around 263,000 people to the city over the weekend and had a larger in-person attendance than the Super Bowl.
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Ahead of the event, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke its air travel record with nearly 32,000 people traveling through its doors in just one day.
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