Olmsted County is an area located in southeast Minnesota with a population of approximately 163,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints and tips to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer level […]
Oklahoma City is located in central Oklahoma and has a population of approximately 650,000 residents. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in Oklahoma City dating back at least to the 1970s, and sex trafficking cases have occurred since at least the 1980s and continue through the present. Some cases of local sex trade activity have […]
Okaloosa County is a county in northwest Florida with a population of approximately 211,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the area for decades and has included the production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in state criminal laws). For example, in December 2012, a woman was arrested by […]
Ogden is a city of approximately 87,000 residents in northern Utah’s Weber County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Odessa is a town of approximately 113,000 residents located in Ector County, West Texas, near Midland along Interstate 20. The city is not known for substantial street prostitution, but there have been numerous complaints and reports of indoor prostitution for decades, and cases of children present in residences where prostitution occurred (as well as having […]
Oceanside is a city of approximately 176,000 residents, located near Carlsbad and Vista in San Diego County, California. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of San Diego County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Ocean View is a city in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of under 3,000 residents. Prostitution has been a substantial problem in the city for years. Police have received complaints from residents and businesses about prostitution, and among the attempts to address commercial sexual exploitation have been the use of tactics targeting demand. In […]
Ocala is a community in central Florida with a population of just over 60,000. There has been a longstanding recognition that prostitution is a substantial problem locally, and there have been documented cases of child and adult sex trafficking, and related drug offenses, violence, and forced performance in prostitution. For example, in August, 2022, the […]
Oakland is a city of approximately 434,000 residents, located just east of San Francisco on the San Francisco Bay. While there are areas of affluence, most of the city can be described as working class to poor; in 2007, 17% of city residents lived below the poverty line. The city’s economy has been particularly hard […]
Norwich is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located just north of New London in Connecticut. Prostituted-related kidnappings, assaults, and homicides have been well-documented in the city. For example, in 2002 a mother of two young children was strangled to death by a male sex buyer. To curb prostitution activity in the city, the Norwich […]
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