Been to vegas 4 times in the last two years and never had a problem with stealing or crime when we have been there. There are tons of things to do in vegas besides gambling. You can do the hoover dam tour, go take a helicopter ride to the bottom of the garand canyon or take a tour of the grand canyon. There are tons of shows to see they can get pricey but if you go to the 2for 1 ticket place then its not to bad. Just touring the hotels and seeing the free stuff they have to offer is time consuming in itself. Go see old vegas on fremont street and watch the show they put on the roof that covers the entire street. They ahev free shows at night at the bellagio with the dancing fountains, the volcano(cant remember what hotel its on the main street) the pirate show also free on the strip. Go rent a car and see the Valley of fire state park it is all red rock and red ground with rock formations that form different figures throughout the park. Anyway we like vegas but been there done that for us but we will go back but if I had a free trip I'd definately do Hawaii just to see it. :lolsign: