El Cajon, CA
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Tactics Used |
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| Reverse stings | ✓ |
| Shaming | ✓ |
| Auto seizure | ✓ |
| Community service | ✓ |
| Public education | ✓ |
| Neighborhood action | ✓ |
| SOAP orders | ✓ |
| John school | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Web stings | ✓ |
| License suspension | ✓ |
El Cajon is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located 16 miles east of San Diego in California. The El Cajon Police Department began implementing reverse stings over 20 years ago, in 1989. They now conduct an average of 6 reverse stings annually, at times netting upwards of 100 individuals in a single year. City officials and local law enforcement have also coordinated efforts to create prostitution exclusion zones; once a john is arrested and charged with solicitation, he is placed on “geo-probation”, barring him from entering areas of the city known for commercial sex sales. Additionally, the ECPD posts photos of those convicted of prostitution-related offenses on the department’s official website. By posting photos, officers hope to encourage the community to report repeat offenders and/or those in violation of their geo-probation.
Key Partners
- El Cajon Police Department
Key Sources
- Reverse Stings:
- “16 Men Arrested in El Cajon Raid on Prostitution”, San Diego Evening Tribune, November 13 1990.
- “El Cajon Prostitution Dragnet Picks Up 8 Men for Soliciting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 17 1992.
- “El Cajon Nab 8 Men for Soliciting in Year’s First Prostitution Crackdown”, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 18 1992.
- “14 Men Arrested in Prostitution Sweep”, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 5 1997.
- “45 Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, December 20 1997.
- “17 Men Cited in Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2 1998.
- “SD Detective Admits Soliciting a Prostitute, Gets Probation”, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 24 2000.
- “21 Are Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 15 2001.
- “El Cajon Targets a Rising Scourge of Prostitution in the City”, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 1 2003.
- “Police Arrest 13 Men in Prostitution Sting”, ABC/KGTV-TV 10, July 28 2005.
- “Eight Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, ABC/KGTV-TV 10, October 2 2008.
- “El Cajon Prostitution Sting Nets Eight Men”, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1 2009.
- “14 Arrested in El Cajon Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25 2010.
- Shaming:
- “Prostitutes’ Photos, Case Details Put Online”, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 30 2007.
- “El Cajon Police Post Mug Shots of Johns”, North County Times, November 15 2007.
- “Controversy Surrounds El Cajon’s ‘Wall of Shame'”, ABC/KGTV-TV 10, May 9 2009.
- Auto Seizure:
- “El Cajon Adopts Overkill Against Johns and Junkies”, San Diego Union-Tribune, December 11 2003.
- “Men Arrested, Vehicles Towed in El Cajon Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 28 2004.
- “El Cajon Begins Seizing Vehicles for Solicitation of Prostitution”, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 29 2004.
- “Vehicle-Seizure Policy Challenged”, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 7 2004.
- “Vehicles Seized from 8 Men in Sex Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 27 2004.
- “Owners Can Pay for Return of Autos”, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6 2004.
- “Sixteen Are Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 3 2005.
- SOAP Orders:
- “Court Order Cuts Cruising Range of El Cajon Prostitutes”, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 19 1995.
- “El Cajon Police Turn to Web to Eliminate Prostitution”, ABC/KGTV-TV 10, November 14 2007.
- “Undercover Operation: 5 Snagged in El Cajon Prostitution Sting”, East County Magazine, February 1 2010.
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Speaker: North County a Hot Spot in Migrant Sex Trade”, North County Times, April 29 2004.
- “4 Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking, Exploitation”, Times of San Diego, June 21 2014.
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “El Cajon Targets a Rising Scourge of Prostitution in City”, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 1 2003.
| State | California |
| Type | City |
| Population | 92533 |
| Location |
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