Portland is the largest city in Maine with a population of about 67,000, and is located on the state’s southeast Atlantic coast. For decades, police have been aware of prostitution occurring in the city and residents have complained to police about it. Many local cases of sex trafficking of adults and children have been […]
Port Salerno is a census-designated place of approximately 10,000 residents located south of Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce in Martin County, Florida. As in the nearby Jupiter and Hobe Sound, Port Salerno residents and local law enforcement have reported problems with street prostitution and sex trafficking in the community for years. Multiple cases of targeted […]
Port St. Lucie is located on the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida, and has a population of approximately 218,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and the region for decades, and community complaints to police are common. Prostitution related violence, including homicide, has also occurred. Consumer level demand provides the revenue […]
Port Arthur is a city of roughly 56,000 residents, located on the Texas Gulf near Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas. Prostitution has a long history in the community, and generates a wide range of complaints from residents. Cases of child sex trafficking and prostitution-related homicide have also been documented. Although local law enforcement continues to […]
Pompano Beach is a city of approximately 111,000 residents located north of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. Like many cities in the county, Pompano has struggled with chronic street prostitution along its three major highways– Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1, and Florida State Road 811– since at least the late 1980s. It was also one of […]
Pontiac is located in the metro Detroit area and has a population of roughly 67,000. Prostitution has been identified as a problem in the city for decades, and generates complaints to police. In a recent example, in describing a recent prostitution sting, the Oakland County Sheriff said they chose to target the high-prostitution and drug area based […]
Pomona is a city of approximately 150,000 residents in Los Angeles County, CA, located in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been ongoing problems in the city and surrounding areas for decades. For example, street based prostitution along the “Holt Corridor,” (a major thoroughfare in Pomona) is an […]
Polk County is an area that contains over 750,000 residents, and is located in central Florida. It contains the cities of Auburndale, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Inwood, Lake Wales and Davenport. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and prostitution-related child sexual […]
Plymouth County covers an area in southeast Massachusetts, about 20 miles south of Boston, and has a population of roughly 520,000. Problems with local sex trafficking, prostitution, and related offenses such as drugs, weapons, and child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often referred to in legal codes as “child pornography”). For example, in June, 2015, ten people […]
Platte County covers an area in western Missouri, just north of Kansas City, and has a population of roughly 109,000. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well documented problems locally, and generate a wide range of additional crimes. In an effort to reduce their prevalence and impact, local authorities have engaged in efforts to attack their […]
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