A study by Dr. Melissa Farley points out the following statistics:
* 78% of 55 women who sought help in 1991 from the Council for Prostitution Alternatives in Portland, Oregon reported being raped an average of 16 times a year by pimps, and were raped 33 times a year by johns.
However, this is a flawed arguement because there are no pimps in areas like Nevada where prostitution is legal. Therefor legalizing prostitution would prevent things like this.
* 73% reported having experienced physical assault in prostitution.
Once again, this only happens when prostitution is illegal because the john knows that the prostitute can not report him without turning himself in.
* 72% were currently or formerly homeless.
This does not prove that postitute is a victim. all it proves is that prostitution provides income for the poor.
* 92% stated that they wanted to escape prostitution immediately.
In Las Vegas, you can quit your job any day. Whereas, in areas where it is illegal, a prostitute would run the risk of being assulted and
* 75% of women in escort prostitution had attempted [[suicide]].
* 67% meet diagnostic criteria for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].
* Estimates of the prevalence of incest among prostitutes range from 65% to 90%. The Council for Prostitution Alternatives 10 found that 885% of their prostitute clients reported a history of sexual abuse in childhood, while 70% reported incest.<ref>[http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/7031/print Reproductive Health Reality Check: Far from a Victimless Crime]</ref>
== Prostitution in the Old Testament ==