Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona, with approximately 540,000 residents. Public officials and city law enforcement have long recognized that combating demand is essential to reducing problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. The Tucson Police Department has conducted street-level reverse stings since 1986, if not earlier. Operations have at times been large […]
Trenton is the capital of the of New Jersey with a population of approximately 90,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as having substantial activity in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Among the serious problems stemming from the commercial sex market have been […]
Travis County is a county in south central Texas that includes the city of Austin. Other noteworthy communities in the county include Pflugerville and Wells Branch. The county has a population of approximately 1.3 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the county for decades. In August 2012, […]
Topeka is the capital city of Kansas, and has a population of approximately 126,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Among the many other crimes associated with the local sex trade are drug offenses and violence. In response […]
Toledo is a city of approximately 270,000 residents, located along the northwestern border of Ohio in Lucas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates have resulted in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida, as well as the government seat of Leon County, FL. The city has a population of approximately 196,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as pervasive problems in the city, in addition to residential complaints to police regarding prostitution activity in certain neighborhoods. […]
Tacoma is a city in Washington state of approximately 220,000 residents, located in Southern Puget Sound, near Seattle, WA in Pierce County, WA. The city has been known to have prevalent prostitution, sex trafficking, and related crimes such as drug trafficking and assault. Tacoma police reported that they had received about 2,000 prostitution-related calls for […]
Syracuse is a city of approximately 146,000 residents, located in Onondaga County in upstate New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking have posed persistent and visible problems in the area for decades. Among the issues reported are several documented cases of sex trafficking of both minors and adults, and multiple cases of targeted rape and murder […]
St. Petersburg is a city of over 260,000 residents, located along Florida’s western coast in Pinellas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for over 50 years. In addition, local law enforcement agencies have reported several cases of targeted assaults on – and murders of – individuals engaged in prostitution. […]
St. Mary’s County is a county of approximately 115,000 residents, located about 30 miles south of Washington, DC. Pockets of chronic prostitution and instances of sex trafficking have been reported by community residents and local law enforcement, particularly in the cities of Leonardtown and Lexington Park. Among the strategies pursued to ameliorate these problems are those focused on combating consumer-level […]
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