Citrus Heights is a city of about 87,000 residents located in Sacramento County, in central California. Among the tactics used to address well-documented problems with commercial sex and trafficking are those combating demand. In January 2018, a prostitution sting conducted by the Citrus Heights Police Department resulted in 10 arrests, including four men accused of […]
Cumberland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, with a population of approximately 7,200, located in the southeastern region of the state, just north of Portland. Cases of sex trafficking and other related crimes associated with commercial sex have been documented, including a 2014 case in which a woman was forced to be sold for […]
Flagstaff is a city with a population of approximately 74,000 residents, located in northern Arizona. It is the largest city and county seat of Coconino County, AZ. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city, and throughout Coconino County and the neighboring Yavapai County region. Additional crimes occurring within prostitution events, […]
Frankfort is the capital city of Kentucky, with a population of roughly 29,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems within the city since the 1980s. A recent case involved state legislators and police officers allegedly involved in a prostitution ring in Franklin County. Among the tactics used to address these crimes are […]
Santa Clara County is located south of San Francisco, and has a population of about 1,936,000. The county seat and largest city is San Jose, the 10th most populous city in the United States. Other communities of note within the county include Milpitas and Campbell. The county has long-running, well-documented problems with commercial sex […]
Marshfield is a city of approximately 19,000 residents located in Wood County and Marathon County, Wisconsin. 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, in October 2017, the Eau Claire Police Department posted […]
Delmar is a town of roughly 3,000 residents in Wicomico County, Maryland. The community straddles the state line with Delaware. To address problems associated with prostitution in the city, police have employed tactics that focus on deterring sex buyers. In December 2017, the Maryland State Police led a reverse sting that resulted in the arrest […]
Naperville is a city of roughly 150,000 residents, located in the suburbs of Chicago in DuPage and Will counties, Illinois. Sex trafficking and prostitution activity have been documented in the city over the years, and present a range of related crimes and problems. To address such crimes, police tactics employed locally have included those targeting […]
Conway is a city serving as the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, and has a population of over 65,000. It is located in the state’s most populous metropolitan statistical area, near Little Rock. The city has long-running problems associated with commercial sex activity, and during prostitution operations police often seize drugs such as heroin, […]
Lower Swatara Township is a community of approximately 10,000 residents in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Despite the township’s relatively small population size, cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. Additionally, drugs and other crimes are commonly […]
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