Delmar is a town of roughly 3,000 residents in Wicomico County, Maryland.  The community straddles the state line with Delaware. To address problems associated with prostitution in the city, police have employed tactics that focus on deterring sex buyers.  In December 2017, the Maryland State Police led a reverse sting that resulted in the arrest […]

Conway is a city serving as the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, and has a population of over 65,000.  It is located in the state’s most populous metropolitan statistical area, near Little Rock. The city has long-running problems associated with commercial sex activity, and during prostitution operations police often seize drugs such as heroin, […]

Lower Swatara Township is a community of approximately 10,000 residents in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Despite the township’s relatively small population size, cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. Additionally, drugs and other crimes are commonly […]

Ontario is a small city of approximately 12,000 residents, situated in Southeastern Oregon. It is the largest city in Malheur County, OR. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city. Among the more serious crimes associated with the area’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]

Foristell is a small town of less than 600 residents, located in St. Charles and Warren counties in eastern Missouri. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics have been used in Foristell. On at least one occasion, local law enforcement have taken proactive steps to identify […]

Center Township is a community of about 11,000 residents, located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. Reports of prostitution in the community have increased since about 2016, particularly cases occurring in local hotels. Sex trafficking has also been well documented in the township. For example, in September 2020 sixteen people were arrested and charged as […]

Port Huron is a city of approximately 29,000 residents, situated in eastern Michigan’s St. Clair County along the St. Clair River and across from Ontario, Canada. Prostitution activity– including attempts by adults to solicit prostitution acts from minors– has been reported locally. Law enforcement agencies have attempted to curtail demand for prostitution by targeting sex […]