Humble is a city with an estimated population of 17,000, situated northeast of Houston, near Spring and Atascocita in Harris County, TX. Prostitution in Humble can be traced back to the 1800s when, increases in prostitution activity accompanied the economic boom triggered by the installment of railroads during the 1870s and 1880s. According to a […]
Palmer Township is a community of about 17,000 residents, situated in the Lehigh Valley near Bethlehem Township and Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. In an effort to reduce prostitution in the township, local police have conducted at least two reverse stings. The first known operation was conducted in November 2013, in response to complaints from staff […]
Espanola is a city of about 10,500 residents in Northern New Mexico, near Santa Fe, NM, and is located primarily in Rio Arriba County, NM however, a portion of the city lies in Santa Fe County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of […]
Elk City is a city of approximately 12,000 residents, situated along Interstate 40 and Route 66 in Western Oklahoma’s Beckham County. It is roughly equidistant between Oklahoma City and Amarillo, Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the city for decades. For example, in 1986, agents of the FBI and Internal Revenue […]
Romeoville is a village of approximately 40,000 residents, located southwest of Chicago near Joliet in Will County, Illinois. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the city, and have generated complaints to police from residents. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted […]
Naples is a city of approximately 22,000 residents located near Fort Myers in Collier County, Florida. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in Naples and the surrounding communities, generating complaints to the police. The area has also had documented cases of assault and battery committed against prostituted women. Reverse Stings and Identity Disclosure: To combat […]
Murfreesboro is a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee and has a population of over 158,000. It is the county seat of Rutherford County. Prostitution rings and hotel-based prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the city, and to generate complaints to police. In one case, a pimp shot a man and was seized in […]
Lee County is a county of approximately 788,000 residents, containing the cities of Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Tice and Bonita Springs. Situated along Florida’s southwest coast, including in Lee County, and residents and businesses have reported numerous problems related to prostitution and sex trafficking along major highways, interstates, and motels for decades. Serious problems are […]
Logan County is a county of approximately 32,000 residents, located in rural West Virginia. Logan is its county seat and largest city. Prostitution has been a persistent problem in the area for decades, and has generated complaints to police as well as police activity. Traffickers have also working through the area, along trucking routes, and […]
Waukesha is a city of approximately 71,000 residents, located in southeastern Wisconsin. The city is known to have prostitution issue over the past 10 years, particularly hotel-based prostitution advertised via the internet, generating complaints to police. There have also been documented prostitution-related assaults with dangerous weapons, and sex trafficking activity within Waukesha County. Waukesha police […]
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