Honolulu is Hawaii’s largest city with a population of over 330,000 residents, and is located on the island of Oahu. Prostitution has been a visible and persistent problem in the city for decades, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Sex trafficking has also become a growing concern in recent years with numerous adult and child […]
High Point is a city of approximately 114,000 residents located in Guilford County, near Winston-Salem and Greensboro. A key feature of the city, which is related to the local prostitution activity, is the world’s largest home furnishings exhibition. In the spring and fall of each year, a week-long trade show attracts an estimated 140,000 attendees […]
Henrico County is a county of approximately 334,000 residents located in central Virginia, and its population center is the city of Richmond. Prostitution is a visible and persistent problem in the areas surrounding Richmond, including cases of human trafficking for sexual exploitation of children, and of adults through the use of force. To deter sex […]
Hempstead is a town of just under 770,000 residents in Nassau County on Long Island, New York. Both prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as local problems in many areas in Long Island, including Hempstead. In response to resident complaints, police have conducted street-level reverse stings starting in 1975. One operation netted 35 arrests […]
Hemet is city of approximately 85,000 residents, located roughly 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles in Riverside County, California. Prostitution is seen by many residents as widespread and a detriment to the quality of life in the city, and have complained to police. The local commercial sex market has also included child sex trafficking. In February 2014, […]
Hartsville is a small city of about 8,000 residents in Darlington County, South Carolina. Street prostitution has been reported in certain areas of the city, and has generated complaints to local law enforcement. In response, the Hartsville Police Department has conducted at least one reverse sting. In January 2008, the HPD sent a female officer undercover as […]
Harrison is a suburb of Cincinnati, located in Hamilton County, and has a population of roughly 13,000 residents. Cases of child sex trafficking have occurred in city, and areas of the city are known venues for prostitution. The Harrison Police Department has responded to complaints from residents by conducting street level reverse stings. Most of […]
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County, PA, with a population of about 50,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding communities for decades. The city has been a known stop on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if […]
Harris County is a county of over 4.68 million residents, located in southwest Texas. Houston, TX, is the county’s seat and largest city with approximately 2.3 million residents. Additional communities within the county are Spring, Humble, and Cloverleaf. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented and persistent problems in Harris County and its core city […]
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 […]
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