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 […]
Merriam is a suburb of Kansas City with a population of roughly 11,000, situated in Johnson County. In an effort to reduce the demand for prostitution, law enforcement agencies have conducted at least one reverse sting in the community. In December 2010, media outlets reported the arrests of 29 sex buyers in the cities of Merriam, De […]
Merced is a city of approximately 86,000 residents, located roughly midway between Fresno and Stockton in Merced County, California. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for many years. Some local prostitution is known to have been gang-related, in the form of prostitution rings meant to generate income for gangs. […]
Manhattan is a city of approximately 55,000 residents, located in northeastern Kansas’ Riley County, about 60 miles west of Topeka. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been reported in the community for at least ten years. Among their efforts to curtail local sex sales, the Riley County Police Department has conducted at least two reverse […]
Madison is a city of approximately 270,000 residents in southern Wisconsin.Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county for over a century. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in the […]
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 […]
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly four million residents in the city proper. It is the largest city and the government seat of Los Angeles County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are chronic and widespread problems in the area, with activities centered for decades within the […]
Longview is a city of approximately 82,000 residents, located in Gregg County in eastern Texas. Situated at the intersection of Interstate 20, Route 80, and Route 259, Longview has been a site of widespread prostitution for decades, and child sex trafficking is also well-documented. To address such issues driven by the consumer-level demand that funds all […]
Long Beach is the second largest city in the metro Los Angeles Area, with approximately 460,000 residents, and is located within Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been chronic and ubiquitous problems in the city for decades, with activities frequently concentrated along the Pacific Coast Highway and other major thoroughfares. Among the […]
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