Honolulu is Hawaii’s largest city with a population of over 330,000 residents, and is located on the island of Oahu. Prostitution has been a visible and persistent problem in the city for decades, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Sex trafficking has also become a growing concern in recent years with numerous adult and child […]
Hollywood is a city in southeast Florida located within Broward County and has a population of approximately 150,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to the police from residents and businesses. In addition, targeted assaults, rapes, and homicides […]
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, located in the central region of the state, and has a population of about 121,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in Hartford for decades, and associated crimes occurring within the sex trade context have included the homicide of prostituted women, and infants endangered during prostitution transactions. […]
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County, PA, with a population of about 50,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding communities for decades. The city has been a known stop on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if […]
Harris County is a county of over 4.68 million residents, located in southwest Texas. Houston, TX, is the county’s seat and largest city with approximately 2.3 million residents. Additional communities within the county are Spring, Humble, and Cloverleaf. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented and persistent problems in Harris County and its core city […]
Harlingen is a city in Southern Texas with a population of approximately 71,000 residents, located in Cameron County, TX, near Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the city are […]
Grand Rapids, Michigan has a population of approximately 200,000 and serves as the government seat of Kent County. The city and surrounding areas have had well-documented problems with prostitution and sex trafficking, spanning decades and resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Problems related to the local commercial sex market include cases of drugs involved in […]
Gordon Heights is a hamlet and census-designated area with roughly 4,200 residents within the town of Brookhaven, located in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented as problems within the town and surrounding areas for decades. To address the consumer demand underlying the area’s commercial sex market, which […]
Genesee County is located in eastern Michigan and has a population of approximately 400,000. The county seat and population center is the city of Flint. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the county and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Gastonia is a city of approximately 77,000 residents, located in the western suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city has experienced numerous problems associated with prostitution, including the assault and robbery of prostituted women and of sex buyers. To combat rampant street prostitution in certain city neighborhoods, the Gastonia Police Department conducted a series of […]
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