Norcross, a northern suburb of Atlanta, has a population of approximately 17,000 and is situated in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Prostitution, as well as several high-profile cases of sex trafficking, have generated considerable problems in the community for years. Trafficking victims have included both adults and minors, both U.S. citizens and foreign-born persons, and both adult women […]
Newburgh is a city of approximately 29,000 residents, located 60 miles north of New York City, near Poughkeepsie in Orange County, New York. Street prostitution and sex trafficking have posed significant problems for the city for at least four decades. Among the more serious problems resulting from the local sex trade has been the murder of […]
New York City is the largest city in the United States, with approximately 8.8 million residents. It is comprised of five boroughs, including Manhattan as the center of the metropolis. New York has a long history of prostitution and sex trafficking, and the wide range of crimes associated with commercial sex markets in the city […]
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut, with a population of roughly 135,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the city for decades. Among the more serious problems associated with the local commercial sex market are child sex trafficking and the targeted homicide of prostituted women. For example, […]
New Hanover County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 232,000, and the city of Wilmington serves as the county seat and is its main population center. Prostitution and sex trafficking of children are known to occur in the county, and to generate a wide range of additional crimes that occur within the context of […]
Nashville is a city of nearly 700,000 residents located in central Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by numerous constituencies as substantial problems in Nashville for many decades, and have generated many related crimes occurring in commercial sex transactions, including kidnapping, rape, assault, homicide of prostituted persons, weapons and drug offenses, human trafficking, […]
Nashua is a city of approximately 90,000 located in southern New Hampshire, near the Massachusetts border. Complaints by businesses and residents have led Nashua police to conduct prostitution operations, including those focused on consumer-level demand. A web-based reverse sting in 2010 resulted in the arrest of eight men, whose identities were released and reported in […]
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city of approximately 30,000 residents, located near Conway in Horry County, South Carolina. It is a major tourist area in the southeast, attracting an estimated 14 million visitors each summer. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and numerous associated crimes have been well documented as substantial problems in the city and surrounding areas, […]
Moorhead is the largest city in northwestern Minnesota, with a population of roughly 45,000 residents, and is the county seat of Clay County. The city is situated along the Minnesota-North Dakota border and is the Minnesota portion of the Fargo, ND metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking are substantial issues in the area and have […]
Monroe Charter Township is a township of approximately 15,000 residents, located in southeast Michigan near the Ohio border. In response to a spike in prostitution activity in the township’s truck stops, Michigan State Police conducted a series of street-level reverse stings in rest areas along I-75 in the early 1980s. Operations typically employed an undercover […]
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