you are so right , it is filled with thieves , I have been traveling there for over 15 years , the goverment has managed to clean up the streets for the resort tourists at night ,and now most of the girls can only be in a small area in the center of the calle which is directly accross the street from the local disco or whorehouse. most of the girls now go to or go back and fourth between there and the town of SoSewer or Sosua. They seem to want to eventually clean that area up and make it a desireable place to live with the developments of condos and regentrification thats been going on there. but still , even now the con artists are there all trying to sell you the dream, a piece of land or property to call your own , but let the buyer beware , you must be able to get a green title!!!!!. and as for the places there ,please dont go to italy italy , the owner is a complete ripp off! he thinks his restaurant commands new york prices?