Framingham is a town of just over 71,000 residents, located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts near Ashland and Natick. Commercial sex activity– occurring online, on town streets, and within adult-oriented businesses– has been reported in the community for decades, and has generated substantial complaints to law enforcement and local officials. Prostitution transactions have also been linked […]
Ladson is a census-designated place of roughly 15,000 residents, located in South Carolina’s Berkeley County and Charleston County near Summerville. Prostitution activity has been reported in the community, and has been linked to at least one serial rapist who specifically targeted prostituted women. The offender reportedly picked up women in high-stroll areas of North Charleston, […]
Summerville is a town of roughly 51,000 residents, located in South Carolina’s Berkeley County and Charleston County, near Ladson. Prostitution activity has been reported in the town for over 25 years. It has also been linked to at least one serial rapist who specifically targeted women in prostitution. The offender reportedly picked up women in […]
Newark is a village of approximately 9,000 residents, situated 35 miles southeast of Rochester in Wayne County, New York, within the town of Arcadia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the village and nearby communities, and throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Salem is a town of approximately 29,000 residents, located along New Hampshire’s Rockingham County, near Methuen, Haverhill and Lawrence, Massachusetts. Prostitution activity, both internet and storefront business-based, has been reported in the community for years. For example, in early 2014, Salem drew significant attention when five men were arrested at a local hotel for their involvement […]
Breezy Point is a city of less than 3,000 residents, located in central Minnesota’s Crow Wing County, north of Brainerd and Baxter. Although reports of prostitution in the city remain limited, law enforcement officials have taken a proactive approach to reducing demand for prostitution and have conducted at least one reverse sting in the community. […]
Eden is a small city of roughly 15,000 residents, located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Prostitution, statutory rape, and other crimes arising from the sex trade are known to occur in the area. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement […]
Hastings is a city of roughly 22,000 residents, situated southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Dakota and Washington counties, Minnesota. In early September 2015, local law enforcement launched a demand-driven investigation aimed at identifying and arresting individuals attempting to purchase access to sexually abuse minors. Officers with the Hastings, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Police […]
Brentwood is a city of approximately 45,000 residents, located in the suburbs of Nashville in Williamson County, Tennessee, near Franklin. Cases of sex trafficking and prostitution have been reported in the community for years. To curtail local prostitution and sex trafficking, and the additional crimes they generate, the Brentwood Police Department has adopted a strategy that […]
Waterville is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Kennebec County, Maine, north of Augusta. Prostitution activity has been well documented in the community for decades, and has generated complaints to police. The commercial sexual exploitation of minors has also been documented locally. In January, 2021, court documents were filed in pursuit of an […]
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