students. that means beaches, beer and some times trouble. some towns have taken to cracking down on the rowdy partiers only to discover that it can hurt local businesses. mark strassmann reports. >> reporter: panama city beach used to have its own version of march madness. spring break. and the final four once meant last call for 20,000 college kids a week. but a year later, beaches here look quaintly quiet. grownups stepped in and took control of the beach party. >> we are seeing a decrease in the number of college kids we have here on spring break. >> dan rowe leads the panama city beach conventions and >> the city leaders were compelled to make legislative changes. because of incidents of young people behaving badly. >> reporter: not just badly, criminally. this cell phone video allegedly shows the the gang rape of an unconscious woman. no one on the crowded beach stepped in. seven people were shot at a