Hayward is a city of approximately 160,000 residents located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, California. Prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors are persistent and visible problems in the area. For example, in 2010, officers with the Hayward Police Department found two teenagers they believed were employed or “being groomed” […]
Haverhill is a city of approximately 67,000 residents, located in northeast Massachusetts near Salem and Lawrence. To combat prostitution in the city, the Haverhill Police Department conducts reverse stings several times per year. When conducting operations at street-level, HPD officers have often conduct both reverse stings and stings targeting prostituted women and sex buyers in […]
Hattiesburg is a city of about 46,000 residents, situated in southern Mississippi. Most of the city is located in Forrest County, with a portion extending into Lamar County. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking in the area – including those victimizing […]
Harvey is a city of roughly 24,000 residents, located south of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Among its efforts to reduce prostitution activity in the community, the Harvey Police Department has conducted reverse stings since at least 1996. The operations have used a female undercover officers posing as a prostituted persons in various parts of […]
Hartsville is a small city of about 8,000 residents in Darlington County, South Carolina. Street prostitution has been reported in certain areas of the city, and has generated complaints to local law enforcement. In response, the Hartsville Police Department has conducted at least one reverse sting. In January 2008, the HPD sent a female officer undercover as […]
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, located in the central region of the state, and has a population of about 121,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in Hartford for decades, and associated crimes occurring within the sex trade context have included the homicide of prostituted women, and infants endangered during prostitution transactions. […]
Harrison is a suburb of Cincinnati, located in Hamilton County, and has a population of roughly 13,000 residents. Cases of child sex trafficking have occurred in city, and areas of the city are known venues for prostitution. The Harrison Police Department has responded to complaints from residents by conducting street level reverse stings. Most of […]
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County, PA, with a population of about 50,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding communities for decades. The city has been a known stop on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if […]
Harris County is a county of over 4.68 million residents, located in southwest Texas. Houston, TX, is the county’s seat and largest city with approximately 2.3 million residents. Additional communities within the county are Spring, Humble, and Cloverleaf. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented and persistent problems in Harris County and its core city […]
Harlingen is a city in Southern Texas with a population of approximately 71,000 residents, located in Cameron County, TX, near Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the city are […]
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