Ocean City is a community of approximately 7,000 residents, located on the Maryland coast. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and related crimes have been well documented in the city for years. A county wide operation in 2015 produced the arrest of 21 people for a range of related crimes, including soliciting children for prostitution, assault, and “child […]

Swain County is a largely rural area in North Carolina with a population of approximately 14,000 residents.  Among the local efforts to  combat problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are those focusing on apprehending the buyers of sexual abuse of children.  In March 2018, a multiagency child exploitation operation over the St. Patrick’s Day […]

Putnam County is a largely rural area located south of Jacksonville, Florida, with a population of approximately 98,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the cities and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level demand […]

Citrus Heights is a city of about 87,000 residents located in Sacramento County, in central California.  Among the tactics used to address well-documented problems with commercial sex and trafficking are those combating demand.  In January 2018, a prostitution sting conducted by the Citrus Heights Police Department resulted in 10 arrests, including four men accused of […]

Cumberland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, with a population of approximately 7,200, located in the southeastern region of the state, just north of Portland.  Cases of sex trafficking and other related crimes associated with commercial sex have been documented, including a 2014 case in which a woman was forced to be sold for […]

Frankfort is the capital city of Kentucky, with a population of roughly 29,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems within the city since the 1980s. A recent case involved state legislators and police officers allegedly involved in a prostitution ring in Franklin County. Among the tactics used to address these crimes are […]