I'm actually surprised stories like these haven't happened more often. These young women deal with a lot of f#### up people. Many of them hate women. Heck, some of those women-haters hate them even more because they happen to be escorts. On top of that, they have to deal with way too many a-holes. Whom ever thought this 'line' of work was easy needs a good wake-up call.
However, i'd like to point out that many jobs are not 100% safe. You hear of 'on-the-job' tragedies happening to all kinds of people: cops, firemen, medics, nurses, doctors, convenience store clerks, bank employees, courriers, soldiers, taxi cab drivers, armored truck employees, etc. The list is long.
So yes, escorts often meet a lot of creepy characters. However, their work environment isn't necessarily more dangerous than some of the others' i've mentionned. It comes with the territory & it's important that an agency is aware of the type of client she's sending the escort to and be ready to come in if there's any hint of trouble. This is their responsibilty.....that the escort's work environment is as safe as possible.