Santa Maria is a city of about 110,000 residents located near the Pacific Coast of central California, about 50 miles north of Santa Barbara. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by residents and police as problems within the city for decades. For example, in October 2012, residents of northwest Santa Maria appeared at a […]
Ambridge is a borough of approximately 7,000 residents in Pennsylvania, located about 15 miles northwest of Pittsburgh in Beaver County, PA. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in Ambridge, reports of their occurrence have been documented in the borough as well as within the greater county area. This activity and its ancillary […]
Collingswood, New Jersey is a borough in Camden County of approximately 14,000 residents, located just east of Camden. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the city and surrounding areas. In response to residents’ and business owners’ complaints of increased prostitution activity, the Collingswood Police Department conducted a street-level reverse sting in October […]
Springfield is a city in western Ohio with a population of approximately 60,000 residents. It is the county seat of Clark County and is located between the cities of Columbus and Dayton along Interstate 70. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, as well as in unincorporated areas of the county. […]
Fairfax County occupies the northeastern part of Virginia, bordering Alexandria and Arlington County in the suburban Washington, DC area. Some cities in Fairfax County that have worked to address demand include Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon, Mount Vernon, Springfield, and Tysons Corner. The county has approximately 1.146 million residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified […]
North Union Township is a community of approximately 12,000 residents in southwestern Pennsylvania, near Uniontown. Members of the community have complained to police about prostitution in the city, and cases of the sex trafficking of minors have been reported in the township and surrounding areas back in the 1980s. Police have responded by conducting undercover […]
Cass County is located in North Dakota and has approximately 180,000 residents. The county is over 80% urban, and most of the population resides in the county’s government seat, Fargo. Police report that commercial sex is a substantial problem in the area, especially at local hotels and motels. In recent years there have been more […]
Simi Valley, a city of about 126,000 residents, is located in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, situated to the north between Ventura and Santa Clarita. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Compton is a city of about 94,000 residents located in Los Angeles County, CA. It is situated close to the Los Angeles metro area near Lynwood and Hawthorne. Prostitution and sex trafficking are pervasive problems in the city, particularly along Long Beach Boulevard. For example, in 2014, the Compton Police Station and the Los Angeles […]
Wood County is a county of approximately 132,000 residents, located south of Toledo in northwest Ohio. It contains the cities of Perrysburg and its county seat Bowling Green. Situated along Interstate 75, the county has struggled with problems associated with prostitution activity in and around local truck stops for decades. To address these issues, the […]
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