Dubuque is a city of about 59,000 located along the Mississippi River on the northeast border of Iowa. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented and persistent problems in the city dating back at least to the 1970s. Among the efforts to combat them have been tactics intended to deter consumer level demand for commercial […]
Downers Grove is a village of almost 50,000 residents in DuPage County, located about 20 miles west of Chicago. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Dover is the capitol city of Delaware, and has approximately 39,000 residents. It is also the government seat of Kent County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the city for decades. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Dougherty County is a county of approximately 86,000 residents located in southwestern Georgia. Albany is the county’s seat and largest city. According to reports from local law enforcement, the county has struggled with persistent prostitution activity linked to illegal drug sales. To address the issue, the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Albany […]
Dothan is located in the southeastern corner of Alabama, with a population of approximately 71,000. It is the government seat of Houston County. Sex trafficking and prostitution have been well-documented problems in the city for many years. Included in the range of local responses to these problems have been the use of tactics targeting consumer […]
Dodge County is located in the south-east corner of Minnesota, and has a population of around 20,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Dickinson is a small city in Galveston County, Texas, with a population of about 22,000. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For […]
Detroit is the largest city in Michigan, with a population of about 640,000 residents, and is located in the southeastern region of the state, within Wayne County. The city and the surrounding region have had well-documented local problems with prostitution, sex trafficking, and a wide range of associated crimes, spanning decades. Public health officials have […]
Desert Hot Springs (DHS) is a city in southern California with a population of about 33,000. Sex trafficking and prostitution have been documented in the city and throughout Riverside County. The DHS Police Department has conducted street-level reverse stings since 2007. These operations occurred about twice per year and the identities of those arrested were […]
Des Moines is the state capital city located in central Iowa. It also serves as the government seat of Polk County, and has a population of about 215,000. Prostitution has been identified as a problem in the city dating back to the 1800s, and in contemporary times, sex trafficking and related crime have been well […]
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