New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut, with a population of roughly 135,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the city for decades. Among the more serious problems associated with the local commercial sex market are child sex trafficking and the targeted homicide of prostituted women. For example, […]
New Hanover County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 232,000, and the city of Wilmington serves as the county seat and is its main population center. Prostitution and sex trafficking of children are known to occur in the county, and to generate a wide range of additional crimes that occur within the context of […]
New Castle County, Delaware has a population of roughly 572,000 residents. Its largest communities are Newark and Wilmington. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in New Castle County. For example, a 2012 investigation resulted in the arrest of a man who sex trafficked a 15-year-old girl at numerous hotels throughout New Castle County. […]
New Castle is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, in western Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. It has a population of roughly 22,000. Local law enforcement have reported problems with street prostitution for several years. Cases of homicides of prostituted women in the community have also been documented. In an effort […]
New Brunswick is a city of about 57,000 residents located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in 2013, two juvenile girls, ages 15 and 17, were rescued from an internet prostitution ring after an investigation by the New Brunswick Police Department […]
New Britain is a city of over 74,000 residents in central Connecticut, near Hartford. Problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been well-documented, including sex trafficking and related child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). There have also been several local cases of sexual assaults and murders specifically targeting prostituted women, and men have also […]
New Bedford is a city of approximately 101,000 residents, located in southeastern Massachusetts near Fall River. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the area, spanning more than a century, and has included cases of child sex trafficking. Problems associated with the local prostitution market have also included a case of a serial killer who […]
Naugatuck is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut with a population of roughly 31,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. For example, in October, 2019, police arrested three women on prostitution charges after executing a search warrant at a New Haven Road massage parlor in Naugatuck, where patrons were […]
National City, a city of about 56,000 residents near San Diego, has long been known for having a substantial problem with prostitution, particularly along a “strip” that crosses into San Diego. The National City Police Department (NCPD) began focusing on combating demand in the 1980s by conducting reverse stings. Knowing that the strip and its […]
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island immediately east of New York City, with a population of roughly 1.39 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial and longstanding problems in many areas of Long Island. The area has hosted relatively high-end, international prostitution or “escort” services, as well as lower-level […]
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