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 […]
Benton County is located in northeast Arkansas, north of Fayetteville, and contains the cities of Lowell, Rogers, Bentonville, and Siloam Springs. The county has a population of about 294,000 residents. Among the local problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been numerous cases of child sex trafficking. For example, one man was convicted […]
Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg, is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California of approximately 25,000 residents, located an hour east of San Francisco, near Pittsburg and Antioch. Complaints about prostitution from residents and businesses, as well as reports of the homicide of prostituted women, have encouraged the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office to […]
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. It is also the state’s second largest city, with a population of nearly 222,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and throughout the region, and generate many other crimes including homicide, robbery, child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), and drug and weapons offenses. For example, a […]
Battle Creek is the third-largest city in Michigan, with approximately 53,000 residents. It is located in southern Michigan, within Calhoun County. Prostitution has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland, with over 575,000 residents. Street prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the city for decades. This activity, as well as indoor prostitution, which is facilitated online, and the problems and ancillary crimes they generate, result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Aurora is a city of approximately 180,000 residents, located about 40 miles west of Chicago. It is the second most populous city in Illinois, and it boundaries extend into Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the region, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law […]
Atlantic City is a resort community with about 38,000 residents, located on New Jersey’s Atlantic coast. It is a major tourism destination, known for its many casinos, nightclubs, beaches, and a boardwalk. Atlantic City has had a well-known, longstanding, and robust commercial sex market. The market was historically street-level and hotel-based, and has more recently […]
Atlanta, home to about 500,000 residents, is the capital of Georgia and the county seat of Fulton County. Atlanta was one of the “early adopters” of tactics used to combat demand for commercial sex. The city has been a pioneer in public education and awareness campaigns focused on demand for trafficked sex and prostitution. Reverse […]
Athens is a city of about 27,000 residents located along Interstate 65 in northern Alabama, north of Birmingham and near Huntsville. It is the county seat of Limestone County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
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