List of red-light districts
Red-light districts are associated with the sex industry and sex-oriented businesses (e.g. sex shops and strip clubs). In some of these places prostitution may legally take place. Other red light districts are known for their illegal prostitution scene (in countries where prostitution is illegal). In red light districts where prostitution is illegal prostitutes or clients may be arrested or fined if caught by the police (the enforcement of anti-prostitution laws varies by country or place).
Following is a partial list of well known red-light districts around the world, both current and historical.
The red-light district in Amsterdam
Africa
Kenya
Prostitution is illegal.[1]
See also: Prostitution in Kenya
South Africa
Prostitution is illegal.[3]
See also: Prostitution in South Africa
Asia
Cambodia
Prostitution is illegal, but tolerated.
See also: Prostitution in Cambodia
China
Prostitution is illegal.[6]
See also: Prostitution in China
India
Operating a brothel, pimping and soliciting in a public place are illegal (however in practice prostitution is tolerated and regulated).
See also: Prostitution in India
- Banda
- Police Line[10]
- Mardan Naka[10]
- Chitrakoot
- Karvi Bus Stand[10]
- Allahabad
- Jaipur
- Tilawala[11]
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Muzaffarpur
- Nagpur
- New Delhi
- Pune
Indonesia
Prostitution is illegal in non-regulated area. Prostitution is legal in some localization (including pimping and maintaining a brothel).
See also: Prostitution in Indonesia
Iraq
See also: Prostitution in Iraq
Japan
See also: Prostitution in Japan
Prostitution is illegal but narrowly defined. Many sexual acts for pay that would be considered to be prostitution in other countries are legal.[19]
South Korea
Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is tolerated and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in South Korea
Malaysia
Prostitution is illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Malaysia
Pakistan
Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is somewhat tolerated although not regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Pakistan
Philippines
Prostitution is illegal, but widespread and generally tolerated.[29]
See also: Prostitution in Philippines
Singapore
Prostitution itself is not illegal; however, public solicitation, living on the earnings of a prostitute, and maintaining a brothel are illegal.[32]
See also: Prostitution in Singapore
Thailand
Soi Cowboy, Thailand
Prostitution is not strictly illegal in Thailand, though solicitation and public nuisance laws are in effect. In practice it is tolerated and partly regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Thailand
- Bangkok
- Patpong[34]
- The western Sukhumvit Road area (notably including Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy; formerly included the now-defunct Clinton Plaza)[35][36]
- Phuket
- Soi Bang-La – Patong Beach[37]
- Pattaya[38]
Europe
Austria
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Austria
Belgium
Prostitution is legal, though brothels are not.[43] Enforcement of the law can be lax.
See also: Prostitution in Belgium
Denmark
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Denmark
Germany
Bahnhofsviertel in Frankfurt am Main
Reeperbahn in Hamburg-St. Pauli
Herbertstraße in Hamburg-St. Pauli
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Germany
- Aachen
- Antoniusstraße[47]
- Augsburg
- Hasengasse[47]
- Berlin
- Bochum
- Im Winkel[47]
- Bonn
- Immenburgstraße[47]
- Braunschweig
- Bruchstraße[47]
- Bremen
- Helenenstraße[47]
- Bremerhaven
- Lessingstraße[47]
- Cologne
- Hornstraße[47]
- Dortmund
- Linienstraße[47]
- Duisburg
- Vulkanstraße[47]
- Düsseldorf
- Hinter dem Bahndamm[47]
- Essen
- Stahlstraße[47]
- Frankfurt
- Hagen
- Düppenbeckerstraße[47]
- Hamburg
- St. Pauli: area around Reeperbahn[50]
- Hannover
- Am Steintor[47]
- Karlsruhe
- Brunnenstraße[47]
- Mannheim
- Lupinenstraße[47]
- Minden
- Rampenloch[47]
- Nuremberg
- Frauentormauer[47]
- Oberhausen
- Flaßhofstraße[51]
- Stuttgart
- Leonhardsviertel[52]
Netherlands
Scene from Amsterdam's red light district.
Prostitution and associated activities are legal and common. A total of 12 cities in the Netherlands have red light districts with window prostitution.
See also: Prostitution in the Netherlands
Spain
Brothels are illegal (since 1956), but "clubs" and "wiskerias" are fronts for prostitution and are tolerated.
See also: Prostitution in Spain
- Barcelona
- Barrio Chino,[56][57] Carrer de Sant Ramon
Switzerland
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Switzerland
United Kingdom
See also: Prostitution in the United Kingdom
England
Prostitution is not illegal when performed by a person acting alone in private but public solicitation, brothels and pimping are. The Policing and Crime Act 2009 makes it illegal to pay for sex with a prostitute who has been “subjected to force” and this is a strict liability offence (clients can be prosecuted even if they didn’t know the prostitute was forced).[61][62]
- Leeds
- Holbeck - Under a scheme started in October 2014, initiated by West Yorkshire Police and Leeds City Council, sex workers may trade without fear of arrest on an industrial estate in Leeds' Holbeck district; providing they obey various rules, including only working between 7PM and 7AM and only working within the area.[63][64]
- Leicester
- South Highfields (defunct)[65]
- London
- Gropecunt Lane (possible medieval; defunct)[66]
- King's Cross[67]
- Piccadilly Circus (defunct)[68]
- Soho[69]
- Middlesbrough
- Over the Border / St Hilda's[70]
- Nottingham
- Reading
- Oxford Road / Western Elms Avenue[73]
- Shrewsbury
- Grope Lane (medieval; defunct)[74]
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Swindon
- Manchester Road/Gorse Hill[77]
- Wolverhampton
- All Saints/Parkfield/ Horseley Fields/West Park[78]
Northern Ireland
- Belfast
- Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast (defunct)[79][80]
- Amelia Street (defunct)[80]
- Linenhall Street[81]
Scotland
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Blythswood Square (defunct)[82]
North America
Canada
Prostitution is legal, though many associated activities (brothels, advertising, street walking) are not.
See also: Prostitution in Canada
Mexico
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Mexico
- Nuevo Laredo
- Tijuana
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Zona Galáctica[85]
United States
Prostitution laws vary by state and territory, however it is illegal except for some rural counties of Nevada.
See also: Prostitution in the United States
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- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Storyville (historical)[86]
- Baltimore, Maryland
- The Block: The 400 block of East Baltimore St, almost exclusively consists of adult entertainment businesses.
- New York City, New York
- "The Deuce" near Times Square. Comprised West 42nd Street between 6th and 8th Avenues. (defunct/culturally significant/historical)[87][88]
- Hunts Point, Bronx: Historically known for prostitution and was subject of the film Hookers at the Point
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Kensington: Known for street prostitution; infamous for The Kensington Strangler who was captured in 2011
- Northern Liberties (largely historical, mostly defunct)[89][90]
- Boston, Massachusetts
- The Combat Zone (largely historical, mostly defunct)[91][92]
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Sporting District[93] (historical)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Liberty Avenue (historical)[94]
- San Antonio, Texas
- Sporting District[95] (historical)
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- Tenderloin (historical)[97]
- Washington, D.C.
- 14th Street (Washington, D.C.) (historical)
Oceania
Australia
Prostitution laws vary by state, either being legal or decriminalized.
See also: Prostitution in Australia
New Zealand
Prostitution and associated activities are legal.
See also: Prostitution in New Zealand
- Auckland
- Papatoetoe, specifically Hunter's Corner[103]
- Christchurch
- Manchester Street[103]
- Wellington
See also
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