Land use studies, police investigations, and public health evaluations conducted over the last three decades document the negative secondary effects that sexually oriented businesses bring to communities. These adverse impacts include decreased property values, the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and increases in crimes ranging from indecent exposure to assault to rape.

While the type and level of secondary effects will vary from business to business and from city to city, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a city may rely upon studies and evidence from other locations to support its own ordinance.

Materials to the right document harms adult businesses have caused. If you are aware of evidence that should be added to this compilation, please contact us.