A. The city council may declare any area a crime free zone by adopting a resolution setting forth the boundaries of such area.
B. In determining whether to designate a crime free zone, the city council shall consider the following:
1. The occurrence of a disproportionately high number of arrests for the possession or distribution of illegal drugs, crimes against property, crimes against persons, and other violent crimes in the proposed crime free zone;
2. Objective evidence or verifiable information that shows that illegal drugs are being sold and distributed within the proposed crime free zone; and
3. Any other verifiable information from which the council may ascertain whether the health and safety of residents who live in the proposed crime free zone are endangered by the purchase, sale, or use of illegal drugs or other illegal activity.