Bloomington, Indiana is a city of approximately 85,000 residents, located in Monroe County, approximately an hour southwest of Indianapolis. Sex trafficking of minors, prostitution, and violence committed during commercial sex exchanges are well documented problems in the city, and have been for decades. For example, in January, 2017, a man alleged he was robbed of […]
Binghamton is a city of approximately 45,000 residents located near the south-central border of New York and Pennsylvania in Broome County. Prostitution activity, including the sex trafficking of minors, has been reported in the community for several years, and has generated complaints to law enforcement. Targeted murders of individuals engaged in prostitution have also been […]
Situated in the southern part of the state, Billings is the largest city in Montana (and county seat of Yellowstone County, MT) with approximately 110,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and visible problems in the area for decades, including through illicit massage businesses and in motels along highway routes. The state has a […]
Big Lake is a city of approximately 12,000 residents, located 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Sherburne County, Minnesota. In November 2007, the Big Lake Police Department conducted a web-based reverse sting resulting in the arrest of one sex buyer. The BLPD released the man’s name and identifying information to the media. […]
Bethlehem is a city of approximately 75,000 residents, located near Allentown in both Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania. Prostitution and sex trafficking cases have been reported in the area for years. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Reports of targeted violence against individuals […]
Berlin is a town of approximately 20,000 residents, located near Hartford and Meriden in central Connecticut. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the community for decades years, with activities often concentrated along the Berlin Turnpike. Among the other crimes occurring within local commercial sex transactions sex trade have been crimes against sex buyers. […]
Berks County is a county of approximately 429,000 residents, located in eastern Pennsylvania. The county’s seat and largest city is Reading, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking are persistent and visible problems in the area. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the county is sex trafficking. Spurred by a series […]
Berkeley is a city of approximately 123,000 residents, located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California. A wide range of crimes have occurred during prostitution transactions, including assault and battery with deadly weapons, drug trafficking, sexual assault, and serial murders specifically targeting prostituted women. Driven by community complaints and a need […]
Benton County is located in northeast Arkansas, north of Fayetteville, and contains the cities of Lowell, Rogers, Bentonville, and Siloam Springs. The county has a population of about 294,000 residents. Among the local problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been numerous cases of child sex trafficking. For example, one man was convicted […]
Bentonville is a city of approximately 57,000 residents, located in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. It is best known for being the corporate home of Walmart. As the current hub of its operations, the city hosts a large number of businessmen and contract workers traveling to and from Walmart headquarters. Consequently, residents have noted an […]
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