Durham County, NC

Tactics Used

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

Durham County, North Carolina had a population of approximately 327,000, making it the sixth-most populous county in the state. It has well-documented problems with sex trafficking and prostitution, including cases of organized child sex trafficking and multi-state prostitution rings based out of the city of Durham (the county seat). The main tactics used to combat demand for local commercial sex are street-level and web-based reverse stings. In 2008, a reverse resulted in nine arrests for solicitation. In 2004, the Durham Police Department began posting the names and pictures of arrested sex buyers on their website. The names, ages, and addresses of arrestees were also published in local media outlets. The police department named this program Prostitution Impact Mitigation Program, or PIMP. Many of these efforts to combat human trafficking have been in response to complaints from the community.

Key Partners

  • Durham County Sheriff’s Office
  • Durham Police Department

Key Sources

Street-Level Reverse Stings:

Identity Disclosure:

  • “Durham Police Get PIMP; People Arrested on Prostitution Charges to Have Photos on Web”, Durham Herald-Sun, December 8 2004.

Documented Violence Against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:

Background on Prostitution and Child Sex Trafficking in the Area:

State North Carolina
Type County
Population 326126
Location
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