Anticipated number of visitors for New Year's Eve: 297,000
Percentage change in NYE visitors, 1997-2000: +38.6
Percentage change in NYE visitors, 2000-2003: +3.5
Average number of Vegas weddings on NYE, 1999 - 2002: 456
Percentage change compared to the average day: +36.9
Percentage change of Vegas weddings on January 1 compared to December 31: -18
Percentage change in NYE weddings, 1999 - 2002: -19.2
Percentage change of number of cabs available compared to normal days: +20
Percentage change of cabs available now compared to before the Strip was closed to traffic: -50
Percentage change in fares on NYE because of traffic congestion: +100
Percentage of Metro Police normally on duty: 20 to 30
Percentage of Metro on duty for NYE: 90 to 95
Percentage of potential arrests and citations Metro will "let go" as opposed to normal days: 50 to 67
Arrests and citations anticipated by Metro for NYE: 40 to 60
Homicides on NYE in Metro's jurisdiction in the past seven years: 0
Watts amplifying Warand The Trammps on Fremont Street: 550,000
Cost to have the Fremont Street Experience: $35
A ticket for Mr. Las Vegas at the Stardust: $75
Cost to celebrate with two DJs and staff in "naughty attire" at Tabu: $150
A good ticket for Metallica at The Joint: $500
Minutes of last year's fireworks display in Reno: 12
Minutes of this year's fireworks display on the Strip, including 3-minute warm-up: 11
Minutes of 1999's fireworks on the Strip: 0
Celebrants in Reno last year: 30,000
Celebrants expected here this year: 300,000
Homicides, suicides and accidental deaths in Clark County on last year's NYE: 5
Average number per day in 2002: 3.4
Suicides in Clark County on last year's NYE: 1
Clark County and Nevada Department of Transportation personnel needed for Strip clean-up and repair on January 1: 260
Streetsweepers, loaders and trucks needed: 152
Cubic yards of debris removed: 200
Cost of cleanup: $265,000
Time finished on January 1, 2002: 3:40 a.m.