That's the thing. My "Lock every girl I get in the dungeon and torment them till their spirit and confidence are 0" playthrough had 0 number of visits from the cops.
And, just to be as spiteful as possible Any customer who couldn't pay got followed home, his family kidnapped, enslaved and sold for extra cash.
I killed any rival dumb enough to show up at my brothel.
If you had a "kick a puppy first thing in the morning" option I probably would have used that as well.
All this and I was an Evil | Town hero.
I thought it just involved what your gangs where doing. Like Kidnapping or Theft. (My goons where always Acquiring territory or sabotaging my rivals. Thought that didn't clock in on the radar so kept with it.) With a few choice slaves exploring catacombs (Though with my PC's temperament, he probably just let them down there cause monster rape amused him.)
And never did I once bribe anyone.
Ya know, I never really thought about it till I read this thread but I should have had the crossgate equivalent of the national guard on my doorstep. Either that or Been bribing a small countries GNP worth of gold to city hall.