Peekskill is a city of approximately 26,000 residents located in southeastern New York’s Westchester County, about 50 miles north of New York City. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems. In response to complaints from storeowners and residents in the community, police have conducted prostitution operations, including occasional reverse stings. One street-level reversal in 2007 led to the arrest of eight men, whose identities were released to local news outlets. In another operation, Peekskill police arrested 11 potential sex buyers for trying to pick up prostituted women. The men were released on their own recognizance and were due back in court the following week.