In most countries where prostitution is illegal, the criminalization of the sex trade is subject to debate and controversy among some people and some organisations, with some voices saying that the fact that prostitution is illegal increases criminal activities and negatively affects the prostitutes.
In most countries where prostitution is illegal, there is a degree of toleration for some forms of the sex trade. Similarly with other countries where prostitution is illegal, the criminalization of the sex trade is subject to debate and controversy among some people and some organisations, with some voices saying that the fact that prostitution is illegal increases criminal activities and negatively affects the prostitutes.