Waukegan, IL
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Tactics Used |
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Waukegan is a city of over 90,000 residents, located in the northern suburbs of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois. Law enforcement and city residents report that prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades. To address the issue, the Waukegan Police Department has adopted an aggressive approach to curtail local demand for commercial sex. Officers routinely conduct street-level reverse stings to identify and apprehend sex buyers. For example, in February 2014 police conducted a reverse sting that resulted in the arrest of 11 sex buyers. Once arrested, johns frequently have their names and other identifying information disclosed to local media outlets. A web-based reverse in February, 2019 resulted in the arrest of 14 sex buyers at a Waukegan hotel. Waukegan Police may seize and impound vehicles used for solicitation, pursuant a city ordinance adopted in 1994.
Key Partners
- Waukegan Police Department
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Key Sources
- Reverse Stings, Shaming, Vehicle Seizure:
- “4 Men Charged as Waukegan Targets Prostitutes’ Customers”, Chicago Tribune, April 29 1994.
- “Two Men Were Free on $100 Bonds After Police Said They…”, Chicago Tribune, August 11 1994.
- “Prostitution Sting Nets 13 Suspects”, Chicago Tribune, August 23 1994.
- “Cop Posing as Prostitute Corrals 7 Men in Sting”, Chicago Tribune, September 15 1994.
- “81 Arrested in Waukegan in Police Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, September 8 1999.
- “Prostitution Crackdown Nets 82”, Chicago Tribune, October 2 2002.
- “Routine Bust Uncovers Alleged Prostitution Ring”, Chicago Tribune, June 5 2003.
- “Johnsburg Man Among 11 Arrested During Sex Trafficking Operation”, Crystal Lake Northwest Herald, February 11 2014.
- “11 Men Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, February 11 2014.
- Web-Based Reverse Sting:
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
State | Illinois |
Type | City |
Population | 90622 |
Location |
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