Anderson, SC
Categories:
Tactics Used |
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|---|---|
| Auto Seizure | ✓ |
| Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Community Service | ✓ |
| Employment Loss | ✓ |
| Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
| IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
| John School | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| License Suspension | ✓ |
| Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
| Public Education | ✓ |
| Reverse Stings | ✓ |
| SOAP Orders | ✓ |
| Web Stings | ✓ |
Anderson is a city of roughly 29,000 residents located in western South Carolina, about 20 miles southwest of Greenville. The city has had a substantial prostitution problem, as indicated by the level of complaints police receive from residents and businesses, the presence of neighborhood groups focused on addressing prostitution, and the presence of nonprofit organizations devoted to working with survivors of commercial sex in Anderson. Reverse stings have occurred in the city since at least 2005, and probably before. In a 2009 operation, one man was arrested for soliciting during a sting operation.
Key Partners
- Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
- Anderson Police Department
- Criminal Apprehension Through Community Help (CATCH) Team
Key Sources
Reverse Stings:
Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Interstate Prostitution Investigation”, Rock Hill Herald, January 2 1979.
- “Prostitution Continues to Blight Parts of Anderson County”, Anderson Independent-Mail, August 23 2008.
- “The Price of Prostitution: Women Share Stories of Lives on the Streets”, Anderson Independent-Mail, August 24 2008.
- “Fighting Prostitution Takes Community Effort, Expert Says”, Anderson Independent-Mail, August 25 2008.
- “Prostitution Arrest Numbers Up”, Anderson Independent-Mail, October 12 2008.
- “On the Streets: Trying to Leave ‘the Life’ is Hard”, Anderson Independent-Mail, October 19 2008.
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
| State | South Carolina |
| Type | City |
| Population | 29284 |
| Location |
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