Boston is the capital of (and the largest city within) Massachusetts, and has a population of approximately 690,000 in the city proper (and over two million in the greater metropolitan area). Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by residents, businesses, service providers, and police as substantial problems in the city for decades. The local […]
Bossier City is a community of around 63,000 residents located in northwest Louisiana, in the Shreveport metropolitan area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Bonita Springs is a city of approximately 54,000 residents, located between Fort Myers and Naples in Lee County, Florida. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level […]
Boca Raton is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located in southeast Florida’s Palm Beach County. Prostitution and sex trafficking (particularly indoor prostitution and prostitution rings, rather than street prostitution) are longstanding problems in the city, and have generated complaints from the community. Recent prostitution investigations have included cases of human trafficking. Consumer level demand […]
Bluefield is a city of just under 10,000 residents, located along West Virginia’s southern border in Mercer County. Street prostitution has posed persistent and visible problems in the area for decades. The city has also documented cases of child sexual exploitation and the forced sex trafficking of a minor. In 2006, a Bluefield resident contacted […]
Blue Ash is city in southwestern Ohio of roughly 13,000 residents. It is an inner suburb of Cincinnati, located in Hamilton County, OH. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Hamilton County. For example, in December 2016, two men were indicted for operating a […]
Bloomington, Indiana is a city of approximately 85,000 residents, located in Monroe County, approximately an hour southwest of Indianapolis. Sex trafficking of minors, prostitution, and violence committed during commercial sex exchanges are well documented problems in the city, and have been for decades. For example, in January, 2017, a man alleged he was robbed of […]
Binghamton is a city of approximately 45,000 residents located near the south-central border of New York and Pennsylvania in Broome County. Prostitution activity, including the sex trafficking of minors, has been reported in the community for several years, and has generated complaints to law enforcement. Targeted murders of individuals engaged in prostitution have also been […]
Situated in the southern part of the state, Billings is the largest city in Montana (and county seat of Yellowstone County, MT) with approximately 110,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and visible problems in the area for decades, including through illicit massage businesses and in motels along highway routes. The state has a […]
Big Lake is a city of approximately 12,000 residents, located 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Sherburne County, Minnesota. In November 2007, the Big Lake Police Department conducted a web-based reverse sting resulting in the arrest of one sex buyer. The BLPD released the man’s name and identifying information to the media. […]
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