New Hanover County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 232,000, and the city of Wilmington serves as the county seat and is its main population center. Prostitution and sex trafficking of children are known to occur in the county, and to generate a wide range of additional crimes that occur within the context of […]
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island immediately east of New York City, with a population of roughly 1.39 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial and longstanding problems in many areas of Long Island. The area has hosted relatively high-end, international prostitution or “escort” services, as well as lower-level […]
Nashville is a city of nearly 700,000 residents located in central Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by numerous constituencies as substantial problems in Nashville for many decades, and have generated many related crimes occurring in commercial sex transactions, including kidnapping, rape, assault, homicide of prostituted persons, weapons and drug offenses, human trafficking, […]
Monroe County is located in the Detroit/Ann Arbor metropolitan area of Michigan, and has a population of about 155,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities. 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 […]
The twin cities of Minneapolis (pop. approximately 425,000) and St. Paul have had well-documented, persistent problems with prostitution and sex trafficking for decades. Collateral crimes have included the sex trade-related production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, commonly referred to in legal codes as “child pornography”), rape, assault, theft, murder of prostituted and trafficked women, […]
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, with a population of roughly 570,000 residents. It is the largest city and county seat of Milwaukee County, WI. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as serious local problems for decades, generating numerous complaints to the police from residents and businesses. Related problems have included homicides and […]
Miami-Dade County is located in the southeastern part of Florida and is the state’s most populous county with a population of about 2.7 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported as serious problems in the county for decades. In addition to city-level efforts to combat prostitution in the communities of Coral Gables, Homestead, Miami, Miami Beach, […]
Miami Shores is a village located in Miami-Dade County, FL, with a population of approximately 11,500 residents. Although prostitution activities in the village are reportedly limited, there have been documented cases, including one case in 2013, where a local pimp/sex trafficker was arrested for sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl. When the victim attempted to escape, […]
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city of approximately 83,000 residents, situated just east of Miami, FL, in Miami-Dade County, FL. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent problems in the area for decades. MBPD officers have also uncovered numerous domestic minor sex trafficking cases in the city. In January 2014, for example, four adults […]
Miami and its surrounding metropolitan area comprise the most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States in Miami-Dade County, FL. The county has a population close to 440,000 residents in the city proper and over 2.5 million in the greater metro area. As a major international trade port and tourist destination, the city has struggled […]
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