New Castle is a city of about 5,000 residents, located just south of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. Despite its small size, the community has reported problems with prostitution along major thoroughfares– particularly U.S. Route 9 and Route 13 — for several years. Among their efforts to address these issues, the New Castle County […]
Wilmette is a village of about 28,000 residents, located on the northern outskirts of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, near Evanston. Prostitution activity has been reported in the community since at least the 1980s, and in recent years has operated primarily from within adult-oriented businesses and at local hotels. For example, in January 2016 a […]
Frisco is a city of approximately 211,000 residents, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas in Denton and Collin Counties. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Eatonton is a city of fewer than 10,000 residents, located in north-central Georgia’s Putnam County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Alpharetta is a city of roughly 65,000 residents located in the northern suburbs of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia. Reports of prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the community have occurred. For example, in 2016, Alpharetta police announced that an undercover prostitution sting had led them to a teenager being held against her will in […]
Gates is a town of approximately 29,000 residents, located in western New York’s Monroe County on the outskirts of Rochester. In addition to several small-scale stings targeting women selling commercial sex, local law enforcement has conducted at least two investigations targeting sex buyers in the community. In January 2015, Gates Police Department officers conducted a […]
Mankato is a city of approximately 45,000 residents, situated southwest of Minneapolis in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in central Minnesota. Located at the juncture of U.S. Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 169, law enforcement has reported prostitution activity, as well as incidents of sex trafficking and prostitution-related robberies in the community in […]
Rothschild is a village of roughly 5,500 residents, located near Wausau in central Wisconsin’s Marathon County. In partnership with the Wausau Police Department, Rothschild Police have staged reverse stings in the community targeting sex buyers. For example, in December, 2014, RPD and WPD officers placed two decoy advertisements to a website known for commercial sex […]
Rehoboth Beach is a city of about 1,000 residents, located along the Delaware Coast. As a coastal tourist destination, the local population swells dramatically during the summer months. Although reports of street prostitution appear limited, residents and law enforcement have noted problems with prostitution occurring within local massage parlors. To curtail this activity, Delaware State […]
Newark is a city of approximately 31,000 residents, located just southwest of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. Prostitution has been reported in the community for at least two decades, with activities frequently concentrated in and around local motels. Additionally, in 2012 Newark drew the attention of federal law enforcement when a man was arrested […]
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