Hampton is a mid-sized city of about 138,000 residents, situated on a peninsula near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay in the southeastern part of Virginia. Among the distinguishing features of the area including Newports News and Norfolk are the seaports, shipyards, and military presence (Army, Air Force, and Navy). Consumer level demand provides the revenue […]
Hampden County is located in central Massachusetts and has a population of about 467,000. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield. Multiple cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community, and have included the trafficking of children, the production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often referred to in criminal […]
Hammond is a suburb of Chicago located on the northwestern edge of Indiana, with a population of about 77,000 residents. Many problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been documented in the city, including international prostitution and sex trafficking rings involving minors. It has also served as the operating base for at least […]
Hamilton is a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio with a population of about 63,000 residents. It is the county seat of Butler County and the tenth-largest city in Ohio. A wide range of problems have been linked to the local prostitution market, including the assault and robbery of prostituted women and the sex buyers who purchase […]
Hagerstown is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located in Washington County, Maryland, about 20 miles north of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity are well documented in this city and surrounding areas. For example, in June 2018 a man was sentenced to spend over a decade behind bars for sex trafficking of a […]
Gwinnett County is an area in northern Georgia with a population of roughly 965,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems throughout the county. For example, in April 2014 a Gwinnett County woman was charged with running a brothel from her apartment and forcing women to work as “sex slaves.” She used online ads […]
Gulfport is a city of approximately 72,000 residents, situated along Mississippi’s southeast coast near Biloxi in Harrison County. Prostitution has been identified as a problem in the city for several decades; businesses and residents lodge complaints about prostitution to police, and federal authorities have investigated cases of illegal immigrants being harbored in the city for […]
Gulf Shores is a coastal city of about 16,000 residents in Baldwin County, AL. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer […]
Guilford County contains the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, and has a population of about 542,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is […]
Greer is a city of about 39,000 residents in northwestern South Carolina, in Greenville County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported locally. For example, in 2012, a Greer resident was arrested and charged with “pimping” (i.e., sex trafficking) two underage girls (ages 13 and 16) in nearby in Greenville. To reduce prostitution activity in […]
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