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Crime
home prostitution
illegal residential prostitution
Marijke Shahsavari
mayor Eberhad van der Laan
Nieuw West Amsterdam
Peter Kwint
Red Light District
Tuesday, 19 November 2013 - 04:45

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Concerns increased home prostitution

An increase in the number of home prostitutes in Amsterdam concerns the CDA and SP deeply. The two parties asked Mayor Van der Laan to explain how he plans to address the problem, reports Metro. Last week an increase of 'service locations' in homes was established in the Nieuw West quarters in Amsterdam. The problem is not confined to the Nieuw West quarters, however, but has spread citywide, according to a spokesperson for the district. Amsterdam_Aerial
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