Prostitutes leave the streets of Prague

Less and less prostitutes can be seen on the streets of Prague in the centre of the city. It’s caused by a new city edict that prohibits offering erotic services on the streets of Prague and by more frequent police controls.

Nevertheless, the prostitutes didn’t disappear from the city centre totally, they are more in night clubs, the number of which is still rising. There are 24 night clubs that can be found just in the Wenceslas Square and its neighbourhood. The clubs are visited by about 2600 people daily, especially by tourists. Six out of ten prostitutes are of Czech nationality, but there are also many women from Bulgaria, Ukraine or former states of the Soviet Union.

The police control night clubs in Prague about 10 times a week. They focus mainly on illegal immigrants and whether no alcohol is served to people under age.