The theory that legalizing prostitution makes it safer is at the core of support for legalization and it is accepted uncritically, as though it is fact not just theory. This is true even though all evidence leads to the opposite conclusion; legalization leads to a net increase in violence through industry expansion.
Is there any evidence that decriminalization or legalization is safer for anyone, and if so, safer for whom: prostitutes, clients, a subset of prostitutes, women in general?
Note: YXXX explained at http://rabble.ca/babble/feminism/prostitution-doublespeak-and-yxxx