San Diego, a city of 1.4 million residents in Southern California, has had well-documented and serious problems associated prostitution and sex trafficking for many decades. A large military presence has helped to boost the demand for commercial sex in the city, and in addition to the large supply of domestic victims, the proximity to Mexico […]
San Bernardino is a city of over 215,000 residents, located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area of California. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems (including the homicide of prostituted women) in the city and surrounding area. In an effort to combat consumer-level demand for commercial sex, the San Bernardino Police Department has […]
San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas’ Bexar County, and with a population of over 1.5 million residents. San Antonio is the largest city in southern Texas, the second largest city in the state of Texas, and the 7th largest city in the United States. Exacerbated by the city’s location, prostitution and sex […]
Salt Lake County is located in northern Utah. Its population of approximately 1,185,000 includes Salt Lake City and many suburbs and unincorporated areas in the metropolitan region around the state capitol, such as Midvale, Sandy, South Jordan, and Taylorsville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in this area for at least six decades. […]
Salt Lake City, is the capitol and the most populous city of the state of Utah. It has a population of approximately 200,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Salisbury is a city of approximately 33,000 residents, located in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Prostitution is a well documented problem in the city, and is linked to a wide range of local crimes. For example, in 2008 a Salisbury man faced assault and related charges in connection with attacks on several local women […]
Salinas is a city of approximately 163,000 residents, located in southwest California’s Monterey County. Street prostitution has posed persistent and visible problems in the community for decades, and has generated numerous complaints from local residents and business owners. Cases of sex trafficking, and prostitution-related assault, robbery and attempted homicide have also been documented locally. For […]
Salem is city that serves both as the state capital of Oregon and the county seat of Marion County, OR, and has a population of approximately 178,ooo residents. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the community, and residents living in areas affected by prostitution have reported being propositioned by potential sex […]
Sacramento County is a county of approximately 1.6 million residents, including the cities Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, and North Highlands, California. The county has had activity of serial rapists and murderers that specifically targeted prostituted women. Many cases of child sex trafficking have been documented in the county, as have assaults, rapes, weapons offenses, and other, […]
Sacramento is the capital city of California, and has a population of approximately 500,000. Numerous local crimes accompanying prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented for decades. In a recent example, in April, 2023, it was announced that three girls aged 13 to 16 were rescued and over 100 people were arrested in a Sacramento […]
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