North Baltimore is a community of about 3,000 residents, situated between Bowling Green and Findlay along Interstate 75 in Wood County, Ohio. It is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its prostitution and sex trafficking problems have been associated with its proximity to major highways and to the Toledo metro population. News reports of […]
North Bellport is a hamlet of approximately 12,000 residents within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented problems throughout Suffolk County, including North Bellport. To address community complaints about prostitution and curb the associated crimes, reverse stings have been conducted. The stings are conducted to reduce the consumer-level […]
North Amityville is a hamlet of approximately 18,000 residents located within the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. Prostitution is a longstanding problem in the city and throughout Suffolk County, generating complaints to police. To address the issue, the Suffolk County Police Department has conducted street-level reverse stings in North Amityville (as well […]
Norristown is a city of approximately 36,000 residents, located about six miles northwest of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for decades. In a recent example, in 2018, at least four people were arrested and brought up on prostitution-related charges stemming from their alleged involvement with an […]
Norfolk is a waterfront city in southeastern Virginia that has a population of approximately 245,000, and is home to a massive naval base on Chesapeake Bay. The city has had substantial, well-documented prostitution activity for decades, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Norcross, a northern suburb of Atlanta, has a population of approximately 17,000 and is situated in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Prostitution, as well as several high-profile cases of sex trafficking, have generated considerable problems in the community for years. Trafficking victims have included both adults and minors, both U.S. citizens and foreign-born persons, and both adult women […]
Newport News is a mid-sized city with about 180,000 residents situated on a peninsula near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Virginia in Matthews County. Among the distinguishing features of the area including Newport News, Hampton, and Norfolk are the seaports, shipyards, and military presence (Army, Air Force, and Navy). Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
Newport is a suburb of Cincinnati located in northern Kentucky, and has a population of roughly 14,000 residents. The city has a century-long reputation as a center of the prostitution in the metro area. In an effort to reduce prostitution and associated problems, Newport has attempted to reduce consumer-level demand for prostitution through conducting reverse […]
Newburgh is a city of approximately 29,000 residents, located 60 miles north of New York City, near Poughkeepsie in Orange County, New York. Street prostitution and sex trafficking have posed significant problems for the city for at least four decades. Among the more serious problems resulting from the local sex trade has been the murder of […]
Newberry is a town located in northern Florida near Gainesville and has a population of roughly 7,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the area. In response to complaints from residents, at least one reverse sting has been conducted in Newberry by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Department. In the 2008 operation, six men […]
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