Passaic County, New Jersey is located just west of New York City and includes the cities of Passaic, Paterson and Clifton. The county has a population of about 500,000. Local residents and law enforcement officials have reported problems with prostitution in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county, both at street level and in […]
Monmouth County is the northernmost county within New Jersey, and has a population of approximately 645,000. It is located across the harbor south of lower Manhattan (NYC) and near New Brunswick and Middletown, NJ. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the cities (such as Hazlet, Asbury Park, Wall Township) unincorporated areas […]
Neptune Township is a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with a population of about 28,000. Prostitution activity in the town is well-documented, and has generated complaints to police. Among the efforts made to address the problem are those addressing the purchase of sex. For example, in January 2015, a city Councilman from another town […]
Lyon County is located in the northwestern portion of Iowa, and its population is roughly 12,000. It abuts the South Dakota Border, and is part of the Sioux Falls metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the region, including in Lyon County. For example, local history includes an “uprising of Rock Rapids […]
Bar Harbor is a town of about 5,000 resident located on Mount Desert Island on the Atlantic Coast of Maine. It serves as a gateway to Acadia National Park and attracts tourists in daily numbers exceeding the town’s resident population during the summer. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in Bar Harbor and surrounding […]
Lyon County is located in southwest Minnesota, and prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and […]
Seffner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town has a population of about 8,300. Hillsborough County is a county of more than 1.3 million residents, and is located on the west coast of Florida. Prostitution and child sex […]
Ruskin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of approximately 28,000. Hillsborough County is a county of more than 1.3 million residents and is located on the west coast of Florida. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have […]
Gibsonton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town has a population of about 18,500. Hillsborough County has more than 1.3 million residents and is located on the west coast of Florida. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been […]
Brandon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has a population of approximately 116,000. Hillsborough County has more than 1.3 million residents and is located on the west coast of Florida. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been well-documented […]
Demand Forum is powered by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) and directed by Dr. Michael Shively, NCOSE's Senior Advisor on Research and Data Analysis. It was originally developed by Dr. Shively and Abt Associates with grant support from the National Institute of Justice. In January 2020 the website transferred to NCOSE. In January 2021, work began on a new grant from NIJ (#2020-75-CX-0011) to update and expand the content presented on Demand Forum.
