Lebanon is a city of approximately 13,700 residents, located along the Vermont border in Grafton County, New Hampshire near Hanover and Canaan. Prostitution and sex trafficking are documented problems in the city and throughout the region, and among the responses are those targeting consumer level demand for commercial sex. For example, in June, 2016, Lebanon […]
Grand Traverse County is a county of approximately 96,000 residents, located in northern coastal Michigan. Traverse City is the county seat and largest community. Cases of prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation have been documented locally. Among the responses to these problems are police operations targeting consumer-level demand, which drives all prostitution and sex trafficking markets. […]
Simpsonville is a city of about 25,000 residents, located in Greenville County, South Carolina near Mauldin. On at least one occasion, local law enforcement have employed demand-reduction tactics to combat prostitution locally. In May 2016, Simpsonville Police and Greenville County Sheriff’s Deputies arrests 26 male sex buyers (along with 28 sexually exploited persons) in a […]
Goose Creek is a city of roughly 46,000 residents, located northwest of North Charleston in Berkeley County, SC. As in the neighboring communities of Ladson, Hanahan and Summerville, the city has reported problems with chronic street prostitution activity in certain areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is international […]
Scottsdale is a city of approximately 255,000 residents, located in Maricopa County, Arizona near Phoenix and Mesa. Prostitution activity, including cases of sex trafficking of both minors and adults, has been documented in the community for several decades. Incidents of targeted assaults on individuals selling sex have also been documented locally. In their efforts to […]
Oak Park Heights is a small city of less than 5,000 residents, located in Washington County, Minnesota near Stillwater. On at least one occasion, law enforcement agencies have targeted local demand for prostitution. In April 2016, Oak Park Heights Police Department officers reported the completion of a sting in the community. According to the Stillwater […]
St. Augustine Beach is a small coastal city of fewer than 10,000 residents, located just south of St. Augustine in St. Johns County near Palatka, Florida. On at least one occasion, law enforcement has launched an investigation aimed at curtailing local demand for commercial sex. In August 2014, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with […]
Cartersville is a city of roughly 23,000 residents, located in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta in Bartow County, Georgia. Cases of local prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented for decades. Local law enforcement has conducted operations that are designed to demand for commercial sex. For example, in early March 2016, the Cartersville Police Department […]
Wexford County is a county of approximately 34,000 residents, located in northern Michigan. Cadillac is the county seat and largest city. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county, and in responses, law enforcement has taken proactive steps to reduce demand for commercial sex locally. For example, in early March 2016, media outlets […]
Green is a city of approximately 26,000 residents, situated roughly equidistant between Akron and Canton in Summit County, Ohio. Prostitution activity, at times involving the commercial sexual exploitation of minors, has been documented in the community for over 20 years. Violence against women in prostitution, including armed robbery, have also been documented in the city […]
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