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 approximately 127,000 residents, located 70 miles east of Atlanta in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the area, exacerbated by the proximity to Atlanta, a key hub in domestic and international sex trafficking circuits in the U.S. According to a supervisor within the Athens-Clarke County […]
Arvada is a city of 123,000 residents in Northern Colorado and is a suburb of Denver, CO. The city lies in both Jefferson County, CO and Adam County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for over decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law […]
Appleton is a city of approximately 75,000 residents, located 100 miles north of Milwaukee in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as […]
Anchorage is a unified municipal consolidated city-borough and Alaska’s largest city, with a population of approximately 294,000. It is located in the south-central part of the state, well below the Arctic Circle. Anchorage residents comprise more than a third of the state’s population. Anchorage has a long history of widespread prostitution. Prostitution and its harms […]
Amarillo is a city of approximately 200,000 residents, located two hours north of Lubbock, and lies within both Potter County and Randall County Texas. Residents and local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution in the city for decades, specifically along Amarillo Boulevard. Cases of sex trafficking of children and the murder of prostituted women […]
Albuquerque is New Mexico’s largest city, with an estimated population of about 563,000 residents. It is located in the high desert of north-central New Mexico, along the Rio-Grande, and serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County. The city and greater county area have well-documented problems with prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking […]
Albany is a city of approximately 98,000 residents; it is the seat of Albany County and the capital of New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
Albany is a city of approximately 73,000 residents, located in Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia. According to reports from local law enforcement, the city has struggled with persistent prostitution activity linked to illegal drug sales. There has also been documented sex trafficking activity in the area. To address these issues, the Albany Police Department has […]
Alachua County is a county of approximately 270,000 residents, located in north central Florida. Gainesville is the county’s seat and largest city. The city of Newberry, just outside Gainesville, has also done work to address demand. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in Gainesville and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Alachua […]
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