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 […]
Clayton Township is a charter township of about 7,000 residents, located just east of Flint in Genesee County, Michigan. Local residents and business owners have filed complaints with law enforcement in the past regarding the “sexual activity” at an area rest stop, including suspected prostitution activity. In response, the Clayton Township Police Department conducted a […]
Clayton County, located south of Atlanta, has a population of about 297,000. Problems with prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the county for at least two decades. This activity 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 […]
Clay County is a county of approximately 256,000 residents in Northwestern Missouri and is part of the Kansas City, MO metropolitan area and contains several of the city’s suburbs. It is the fifth most-populous county in Missouri and its county seat is Liberty, MO. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the county for decades, generating […]
Clairton is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania of approximately 7,000 residents. It is located along the Monongahela River and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. Despite the its small population size, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Cincinnati is a city of approximately 312,000 residents, located in Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio. A wide range of problems stemming from the local commercial sex market have been documented, including child sex trafficking, and the kidnapping, rape, assault, and homicide of prostituted women. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints from […]
Cicero is a city of approximately 83,000 residents, located just west of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Street prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, with commercial sex frequently occurring along Cicero Avenue generating numerous complaints to police. Sex trafficking is also known to occur locally. To address these and other negative […]
Chicago Heights is a city of roughly 30,000 residents in northeastern Illinois, located in Cook County just south of Chicago. Many large scale stings have occurred since 1996 as a result of feelings on the part of police and residents that prostitution and sex trafficking “cheapens a community.” Also in 1996, a city ordinance was passed […]
Chicago is the major metropolitan center of Cook County, Illinois, with a population of over 2.7 million residents. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and related violence have well-documented and persistent problems in the city and throughout Cook County for decades. For example, between 1951 and 1956, there was a federal campaign against organized interstate prostitution – much […]
Chesterfield County is a county of approximately 371,000 residents, located in the southern suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. Its county seat is the city of Chesterfield. Sex trafficking and prostitution have been well documented problems in the county for decades. In this county, sex buyers have been the main targets of prostitution stings. Operations such as […]
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