Broward County has a population of about 2,000,000 residents and is located on the southeastern coast of Florida. Its county seat and largest city is Fort Lauderdale. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and well-documented problems in the county for decades. Prostitution-related homicides have also occurred in the county. Among the ways in which […]
Bridgewater is a town of approximately 27,000 residents in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, less than an hour south of Boston. Since at least 2005, police have conducted web based prostitution stings. Four male buyers were arrested in a 2005 reverse sting operation. Those arrested had their names, ages, and hometowns publicized in local news outlets. In […]
Boynton Beach is a city of approximately 80,000 residents in Palm Beach County, FL, near Delray Beach and West Palm Beach. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market are child sex trafficking and the commercial […]
Boulder is a city of roughly 104,000 residents, located 25 miles northwest of Denver in Boulder County, CO. The city is known to have substantial problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. For example, in 2012, the city of Boulder […]
Boston is the capital of (and the largest city within) Massachusetts, and has a population of approximately 690,000 in the city proper (and over two million in the greater metropolitan area). Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by residents, businesses, service providers, and police as substantial problems in the city for decades. The local […]
Berkeley is a city of approximately 123,000 residents, located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California. A wide range of crimes have occurred during prostitution transactions, including assault and battery with deadly weapons, drug trafficking, sexual assault, and serial murders specifically targeting prostituted women. Driven by community complaints and a need […]
Bentonville is a city of approximately 57,000 residents, located in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. It is best known for being the corporate home of Walmart. As the current hub of its operations, the city hosts a large number of businessmen and contract workers traveling to and from Walmart headquarters. Consequently, residents have noted an […]
Beaumont is a city a Southeastern Texas city, located in Jefferson County, TX, and has a population of roughly 117,000 residents. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area, generating complaints to police from businesses and residents. Among the more serious problems associated with commercial sex in the area include sex trafficking and […]
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. It is also the state’s second largest city, with a population of nearly 222,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and throughout the region, and generate many other crimes including homicide, robbery, child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), and drug and weapons offenses. For example, a […]
Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland, with over 575,000 residents. Street prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the city for decades. This activity, as well as indoor prostitution, which is facilitated online, and the problems and ancillary crimes they generate, result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
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