Compton is a city of about 94,000 residents located in Los Angeles County, CA. It is situated close to the Los Angeles metro area near Lynwood and Hawthorne. Prostitution and sex trafficking are pervasive problems in the city, particularly along Long Beach Boulevard. For example, in 2014, the Compton Police Station and the Los Angeles […]
Coon Rapids is a city of approximately 63,000 residents in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. It is the largest city in Anoka County. According to Coon Rapids Police Department officials, there has been concern in recent years that prostitution sting operations by Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park Police Departments has pushed prostitution activity across […]
Cudahy is a city of approximately 22,000 residents in Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution has been identified as a problem in the area and has generated complaints by residents to police. Local attempts to reduce prostitution activity and the associated crimes and community deterioration that co-occur with the sex trade, have included at least one […]
Jupiter, a city of approximately 61,000 residents, is located near West Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. Prostitution and sex trafficking of minors have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in several neighborhoods. Prostituted persons have also been murdered in the […]
La Crosse is a city of approximately 52,000 residents in western Wisconsin, near the Minnesota border and about midway between Madison, Wisconsin and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prostitution has been a documented problem in this city since the mid 1800s. For example, between 1951 and 1956, there was a federal campaign against organized interstate prostitution – much of […]
Cary is suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, with over 176,000 residents. Prostitution is a well-known problem in the city, and has been linked to local cases of child endangerment and adult and minor sex trafficking. For example, an undercover operation at a Cary motel near RDU International Airport resulted in police charging a 21-year-old man […]
Coralville is a city of about 23,000 residents, located in the eastern part of Iowa, near Iowa City. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. For example, a web-based reverse sting was conducted in […]
Eau Claire is a city of approximately 70,000 residents, located in Eau Claire County in the Chippewa Valley area of western Wisconsin. Sex trafficking and prostitution activity are known to occur in the region for decades, and associated problems include drug and weapons offenses, sex trafficking, and the robbery of sex buyers. For example, between 1951 […]
Claremore is a city of roughly 19,000 residents, located in eastern Oklahoma’s Rogers County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have 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 to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Woodbury is a city of approximately 71,000 residents, located in the eastern suburbs of St. Paul in Washington County, Minnesota. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
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