Winter Haven is a city of approximately 53,000 residents in Polk County in central Florida. The city has well-documented problems with prostitution, as well as cases of sex trafficking rings involving minors (i.e., domestic minor sex trafficking). A Winter Haven police officer was decertified for “Perjury, Prostitution, Sex on Duty.” It was served by the […]
Wilmington is a city of approximately 120,000 residents, located on the southeastern coast of North Carolina. It serves as the county seat of New Hanover County. As one of the state’s largest commercial and population centers, the city has dealt with significant problems related to prostitution for decades and more recently, sex trafficking, including commercial […]
Willimantic is a census-designated place of approximately 19,000 residents, located in Windham County in southwest Connecticut. Prostitution is a persistent problem in the area, generating complaints to police by both residents and business owners, and has been repeatedly linked to the city’s drug market. Serious problems associated with local prostitution activity include a serial rapist […]
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of approximately 390,000 residents. Situated in Sedgwick County at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 54, the city has struggled since at least the late 1970s with numerous problems associated with commercial sex occurring along major roadways. The south and north corridors of […]
White Plains is a city of approximately 60,000 residents, located north of New York City, and it is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. Prostitution and teen sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the city. To combat consumer-level demand for commercial sex, the City of White Plains Department of Public Safety’s […]
West New York is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey and has a population of roughly 52,000. Prostitution rings, indoor prostitution, and street prostitution have all presented problems for the city for decades, and resulted in complaints from the community. In 2010, the Street Crimes Unit of the West New York Police Department busted […]
Wauwatosa is a suburban city abutting Milwaukee, Wisconsin, of roughly 48,000 residents, located in Milwaukee County, WI. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as problems in the city, and the city has passed local ordinances to attempt to supplement state laws and provide local civil remedies. The first known local prostitution arrests in the […]
Waterbury is a city in western Connecticut, located in New Haven County, and has a population of approximately 114,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-known problems in the city, and activity appears to occur primarily indoors in hotels or apartments, and is arranged online. Prostitution activity generates numerous complaints to police by residents and […]
Wasilla is a city of approximately 10,000 residents in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It is located about 50 miles north of Anchorage, AK. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in Wasilla and surrounding areas in the Mat-Su Valley. Violence against prostituted persons, drugs, and cases of targeted homicide against individuals in the commercial sex […]
Washington, DC is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River and shares a border with Virginia and Maryland. It has a population of approximately 713,000 residents and is one of the most visited cities in the U.S. Like most large cities, […]
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