LEBANON, Tenn. -- A controversial Lebanon event would go away forever if the county's top law official had his way.

Video: Officials Say Festival Filled With Crime

Wilson County Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks said Slammin’ & Jammin’ is a crime-filled, dangerous festival.

While the festival brings in money, officials said it also brings in trouble.

The event, which has been held in Wilson County for 15 years, features everything from tricked-out cars and trucks and bikini shows to stereo and burnout competitions.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau appreciates the revenue the event brings during the slowed economy.

"With all the visitors that come into Lebanon for this weekend’s event, they’re generating lots of revenues; revenues that help support the services our city and county governments provide," said Bureau Director Rick Rodriguez.

The official site of the event is the Wilson County Fairgrounds, but the party spreads all over town.

Surveillance video shows lanes of blocked traffic on Highway 231 because of crowds. Other incidents reported to police in the past include females exposing their chests to men and boys for beads, alcohol-related allegations and numerous fights.

Police said officers made 70 arrests in 2007.

"It gets crazy. There are lots of arrests that are made, most of those are alcohol-related offenses. We’re now having shots fired in restaurants," Weeks said.

With all the brouhaha it brings, the county has decided that Slammin’ & Jammin’ is worth the trouble.

Weeks said he’ll keep policing it and deal with things that come with it.

"(It’s) like Mardi Gras. They get out here and they swing their beads, and the girls take their clothes off. A bunch of guys holding a girl up pouring beer all over her (with) just no clothes on licking the beer off of her in a motel parking lot," Weeks said. "Just sounds like your pimping out the city, doesn't it?"

County representatives said that anytime there is a big crowd, there are going to be some problems. But Weeks said that out of 400,000 patrons at the county’s fair, police made no arrests, and that out of 10,000 at Slammin’ & Jammin’, officers don't have enough handcuffs.

The event is set to kick off Friday at 10 a.m.

The promoter said he is trying to schedule more activities to keep people at the fairgrounds and off of Highway 231.