On and off for more than three decades, prostitution has been an illegal activity that Midtown has struggled to break free of. You can find it in the early morning hours in the area roughly bound by Peachtree Street, Myrtle St.
But most of the Midtown prostitutes are men, including young gay ones who walk up and down Cypress Street seeking customers, sometimes approaching unexpected people exiting from nearby restaurants. The johns who pick up the prostitutes are from all over, not just the inner metro Atlanta area.
The police report that many out-of-state tags are observed. At times in Midtown, Atlanta Police Vice Unit, as well as and Zone 5 officers, will operate crackdowns on prostitution, as they did last spring when they arrested nearly 80 people during a six-day undercover detail called Operation Summer Heat.
Bad guys follow this type of crime and police have said the majority of the pedestrian robberies and assaults committed in Midtown are done so by individuals coming from outside the area. Is the answer not to let habitual and there quite a few offenders back on the street? How about not allowing back in Midtown? Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
Or maybe, prostitution will be with Midtown forever. Hunt Archbold , Patch Staff. Find out what's happening in Midtown for free with the latest updates from Patch. But most of the Midtown prostitutes are men, including young gay ones who walk up and down Cypress Street seeking customers, sometimes approaching unexpected people exiting from nearby restaurants The johns who pick up the prostitutes are from all over, not just the inner metro Atlanta area. But is this a fight Midtown can win and if so how?
