Scranton is a city of approximately 77,000 residents, located in northeast Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County near Wilkes-Barre. Local law enforcement has reported a wide range of crimes and other problems related to prostitution for decades, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. International and domestic sex trafficking networks and rings have also […]
Schenectady is a city of approximately 67,000 residents, located 20 miles northwest of Albany. It is the county seat of Schenectady County, New York. Street prostitution has been reported in the city for over forty years. Additionally, in the early 1980s, police had identified the city as a “stop” on a major domestic sex trafficking […]
Schaumburg is a suburb of Chicago and has a population of approximately 77,000. It is located in Cook County. Prostitution and sex trafficking has been documented problems in the city, and throughout the county, and Schaumburg residents have complained to police about prostitution and its related problems in multiple neighborhoods. One local sex trafficking case involved […]
Savannah is a mid-sized city of under 150,000 residents, located on the southeast coast of Georgia. It has a robust tourism industry, seaport, and access to a major interstate highway, I-95, that contributes to a local sex trade. The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD) regards as a priority issue prostitution occurring in hotels (as well […]
Savage is an historic town (an unincorporated community and census-designated place) located in Howard County, Maryland, about 12 miles south of Baltimore and 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. It has a population of approximately 7,000. The city is in a cluster of communities with substantial prostitution problems, including Jessup and Laurel. Prostitution has been […]
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in northern Michigan, abutting the Canadian border, and has a population of approximately 13,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the city, and throughout the rest of Chippewa County. The activity has generated numerous complaints from residents to police about prostitution. In […]
Sarasota is located on the southwestern coast of Florida in Sarasota County near Bradenton, and has a population of approximately 58,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in multiple neighborhoods. At least five cases of homicide […]
Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County, California, north of San Francisco, and has a population of roughly 177,000 residents. As in the neighboring cities of Rohnert Park and Novato, prostitution and sex trafficking have posed persistent and visible problems in the area for several decades and has generated ongoing complaints from local residents. The […]
Santa Monica is a beachfront city located directly West of Los Angeles, within Los Angeles County, CA, and has a population of approximately 91,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and generated residential complaints to police. The city has also faced significant issues regarding […]
Santa Clarita is a city in Los Angeles County, CA, that has a population of approximately 225,000 residents. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a problem in the city, and residents and business owners have complained to law enforcement about prostitution. Reports of sexual assaults of prostituted women have also been documented. In […]
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