Uniontown is a city in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Fayette County, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, and has a population of approximately 10,000. Prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city, and residents have complained about unwanted solicitation and other negative effects of the local commercial sex market. Cases investigated have included one large-scale […]
Ulster County is a part of the New York City metropolitan area and has a population of approximately 183,000. Some cities in the county that have addressed demand include the county seat of Kingston and Ulster. In an effort to respond to community complaints and reduce the demand for prostitution, police have conducted reverse stings. […]
Tustin is a city of approximately 80,000 residents, situated south of Los Angeles in Orange County, California. As in the neighboring community of Santa Ana, the city has reported problems with chronic street prostitution for several decades. Prostitution-related homicides have been reported in the city. Tustin residents have also been implicated in serial rapes of […]
Tuscaloosa County is located in central Alabama, west of Birmingham. The county has a population of approximately 201,000 residents. In the city of Tuscaloosa, the police department has conducted reverse stings to address community complaints about prostitution, and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has collaborated with local police departments in cities and unincorporated areas of […]
Tuscaloosa is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located in west-central Alabama’s Tuscaloosa County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the city for decades. For example, in May, 2022, the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force reported that two teenage victims of sex trafficking have been returned to their families after […]
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma, with a population of approximately 411,000. It is the largest city and serves as the county seat of Tulsa County. Prostitution and sex trafficking of both adults and children have been thoroughly documented as substantial problems in the city for decades, and residents have complained […]
Tulare County is a county located in California’s Central Valley, with a population of roughly 478,000. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking, including the forced prostitution of minors, have been documented in the county. For example, in July, 2021, three women sold as sex slaves were rescued by local law enforcement during a human trafficking […]
Tulare is a city in inland California’s Tulare County, about midway between Bakersfield and Fresno. It has a population of approximately 71,000. The Tulare Police Department has conducted reverse stings in order to address community complaints about prostitution, including stings that specifically target sex buyers. In July 2007, for example, seven men were arrested after they […]
Tukwila is city located in Washington state of approximately 22,000 residents. It is a Seattle suburb and is located in King County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as a significant issues in the city. According to local police reports, the majority of calls for service are regarding prostitution and drug-related crimes that […]
Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona, with approximately 540,000 residents. Public officials and city law enforcement have long recognized that combating demand is essential to reducing problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. The Tucson Police Department has conducted street-level reverse stings since 1986, if not earlier. Operations have at times been large […]
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