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St. Paul, MN

Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota, is a city of about 307,000 residents that forms the “Twin Cities” with neighboring Minneapolis.  St. Paul and its surrounding areas (including the other cities and unincorporated areas of Ramsey County and Hennepin County) has experienced a wide range of problems associated with its robust local commercial sex […]

Sacramento County, CA

Sacramento County is a county of approximately 1.6 million residents, including the cities Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, and North Highlands, California. The county has had activity of serial rapists and murderers that specifically targeted prostituted women. Many cases of child sex trafficking have been documented in the county, as have assaults, rapes, weapons offenses, and other, […]

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento is the capital city of California, and has a population of approximately 500,000. Numerous local crimes accompanying prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented for decades. In a recent example, in April, 2023, it was announced that three girls aged 13 to 16 were rescued and over 100 people were arrested in a Sacramento […]

Richmond, CA

Richmond is a city of approximately 116,000 residents, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution (sex trafficking of minors, targeted sexual assault and murder of prostituted women) in the city, and residents and businesses have complained […]

Polk County, FL

Polk County is an area that contains over 750,000 residents, and is located in central Florida. It contains the cities of Auburndale, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Inwood, Lake Wales and Davenport. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and prostitution-related child sexual […]

Pinellas County, FL

Pinellas County covers parts of the Tampa Bay area and has a population of approximately 959,000 residents. The area has well-documented, persistent problems with prostitution and sex trafficking, as well as homicides and serial murders specifically targeting prostituted persons. Pinellas County was an “early adopter” of anti-demand tactics: St. Petersburg, FL, a city containing over […]

Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach County is a county of approximately 1.5 million residents located on the eastern shore of Florida. Prostitution and sex trafficking are longstanding problems in the area. A wide range of additional crimes associated with the local sex trade have also been documented, including child sex trafficking and prostitution-related homicide, and serial killers who […]

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City is located in central Oklahoma and has a population of approximately 650,000 residents. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in Oklahoma City dating back at least to the 1970s, and sex trafficking cases have occurred since at least the 1980s and continue through the present. Some cases of local sex trade activity have […]

Miami Beach, FL

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 […]

Lynnwood, WA

Lynnwood is a city in Washington state and has a population of roughly 41,000 residents, located in Snohomish County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides […]