Windsor Locks is a town of approximately 13,000 residents, located north of Hartford in central Connecticut. Prostitution in the area has generated several complaints to police, who have linked local activity to numerous crimes and other negative impacts. The town has also documented cases of child sex trafficking. For example, in December 2013, the Windsor Locks Police Department and the […]
Lansing is a city of less than 30,000 residents, located in eastern Illinois in Cook County, near Hammond, Indiana and south of Calumet City, Illinois. Cases of prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the community. For example, in 2013, two men faced charges following an investigation into alleged child sex trafficking at […]
Grand Junction is a city of about 67,000 residents located in western Colorado near the Utah border, and situated along Interstate 70. It is the largest city and county seat of Mesa County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law […]
Cheyenne is a city in Southeastern Wyoming of approximately 65,000 residents. In addition to being the state capital of Wyoming, it is also the largest city and county seat of Laramie County, WY. The city is positioned at the intersection of two major interstate highways (80 and 25). Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have […]
Situation in Northeastern North Dakota, Williston has about 28,000 residents and is the county seat of Williams County. Due to the North Dakota oil boom, the city’s population nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020. This increased prostitution and sex trafficking of both adults and minors in the area, as well as community complaints to the […]
Clifton is a community of approximately 89,000 residents, situated east of Manhattan near Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey. Indoor prostitution in local hotels has been identified as a substantial problem and has generated complaints to police from residents. In an effort to reduce prostitution in the city, the Clifton Police Department has conducted at […]
Thousand Oaks is a city of approximately 126,000 residents, located near Simi Valley in southeastern Ventura County, California. Residents and local law enforcement have reported substantial problems related to commercial sex activity in the city, particularly surrounding indoor prostitution. For example, in 2001, a Ventura County couple was charged with felony pimping and pandering after […]
Aberdeen is a village of about 1,500 residents within Huntington Township in Brown County, located along the Ohio River approximately 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The village has had multiple cases of both prostitution and domestic minor sex trafficking. Police responses to these problems have been driven in part by complaints from residents. The Aberdeen […]
Weldon is a small town of less than 1,700 residents, situated near Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County, North Carolina. The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and the Weldon Police Department have received numerous complaints about street prostitution, particularly in the area of Elm and Green streets. In an October 2013 operation dubbed “Operation Trick or Treat,” the […]
Lawton is a city of about 91,000 residents located in southwestern Oklahoma along Interstate 44. The city serves as the government seat of Comanche County. The local prostitution market has produced a number of documented problems, including child sex trafficking and prostitution-related homicides, and has generated ongoing community complaints to police. Between 1999 and 2002, […]
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