Columbia County is located on the northeastern border of Georgia and has a population of approximately 124,000. The county has had well-documented problems with prostitution and sex trafficking – and their related crimes and health impacts – for decades. For example, in 2016, three women were arrested and faced charges in a prostitution case at […]
Colorado Springs is a city of approximately 484,000 residents, located south of Denver along Interstate 25 in El Paso County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented issues in the city. For example, between January 2014 and August 2014, researchers identified and recovered 25 underage victims of commercial sexual exploitation and 34 adult victims in […]
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in South Carolina, with approximately 138,000 residents. It is the county seat of Richland County. As such, anti-prostitution efforts in the city have often taken the form of joint initiatives and/or operational coordination between the Columbia Police Department and Richland County Sheriff’s Office. Persistent street prostitution and […]
Coffee County is located in south-central Tennessee and has about 59,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer level demand […]
Cocoa is a city on the east coast of Florida with a population of around 19,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level demand provides the […]
Coatesville is a town with around 13,400 residents located in southeastern Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, located in Chester County, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Reports of violence against individuals engaging in […]
Cloquet is a city of roughly 13,000 residents, located in eastern Minnesota’s Carlton County near Duluth. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in 2003 two local residents were charged with recruiting a 17-year-old girl in Cloquet and transporting her to Illinois, where she was forced to […]
Cleveland is a city of approximately 390,000 residents, located in northeastern Ohio’s Cuyahoga County. The city has experienced a wide range of negative events associated with the local commercial sex market, including assaults of both prostituted persons and sex buyers, sex trafficking of adults and children, trafficking-related child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), and related homicides […]
Clewiston is a town of about 7,300 residents in south-central Florida, in Hendry County, near Lake Okeechobee. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the town, surrounding communities, and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Clearwater is a city of approximately 117,000 residents, located near Largo and St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida. Persistent complaints about prostitution from businesses, residents, and neighborhood organizations have occurred in the city and surrounding areas for decades. When asked about prostitution activity in the area in February 2014, Clearwater Police Chief Anthony Holloway reported […]
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