Is prostitution legal in the United States Virgin Islands?
Illegal
Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The United States Virgin Islands is one of 101 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 46% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in the Americas
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- British Virgin Islands
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and procuring are illegal.
- Saint-Martin
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Saint Martin under French law, though street prostitution persists.
- Anguilla
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and other related activities are illegal.
- Puerto Rico
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Puerto Rico, despite past government considerations to legalize it.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly illegal under the Small Charges Act in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Montserrat
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Montserrat, though related activities like pimping are prohibited.
Other laws in United States Virgin Islands
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