Visalia is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, and has a population of roughly 143,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems within the city. Residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods, and in response to their numerous concerns, police have targeted consumer-level […]
Vineland is a city of approximately 61,000 residents, situated in southern New Jersey’s Cumberland County near Millville and Bridgeton. Prostitution activity, occurring at street level and within adult-oriented businesses and massage parlors, has been reported in the community for decades. In 2011, Vineland drew national attention when a local resident was sentenced to 188 months in […]
Vero Beach is a city of about 17,000 residents locate on the Atlantic coast of Florida, between Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the city have been well documented for decades, particularly street prostitution and storefront brothels (e.g., massage parlors) along Route 1. […]
Vernon is a town in central Connecticut, about 10 miles from Hartford, and has a population of approximately 30,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Vernon is a town located about 50 miles from New York City in Sussex County, New Jersey. The city has a population of roughly 24,000. In an effort to reduce the demand for prostitution, police have conducted reverse stings.
Ventura is a coastal California city located north of Los Angeles, near Oxnard, and has a population of roughly 110,000. The city is the cite of well documented problems with sex trafficking and prostitution. The city is also one of the locations in which a serial rapist and murderer specifically targeted women engaged in prostitution: […]
Vallejo is a city of approximately 121,000 residents, situated west of Sacramento in northern California’s Solano County, near Fairfield and Benicia. The city has been known for its robust commercial sex trade for decades. A wide range of local problems and ancillary crimes associated with prostitution have been documented, such as kidnapping, murder, rape, sex […]
Vacaville is a city located in Solano County in northern California, roughly halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco near Fairfield. It has a population of approximately 103,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as problems in the city. For example, in March 2016, a man was arrested in a prostitution sting and was charged […]
Utica is a city of approximately 65,000 residents, located along the Mohawk River near Rome in Oneida County, New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding areas. In one 2003 case, a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim was murdered in Utica. In 2019, a sex buyer in Utica was […]
Uniontown is a city in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Fayette County, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, and has a population of approximately 10,000. Prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city, and residents have complained about unwanted solicitation and other negative effects of the local commercial sex market. Cases investigated have included one large-scale […]
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