Harrison is a suburb of Cincinnati, located in Hamilton County, and has a population of roughly 13,000 residents. Cases of child sex trafficking have occurred in city, and areas of the city are known venues for prostitution. The Harrison Police Department has responded to complaints from residents by conducting street level reverse stings. Most of […]
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County, PA, with a population of about 50,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding communities for decades. The city has been a known stop on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if […]
Harris County is a county of over 4.68 million residents, located in southwest Texas. Houston, TX, is the county’s seat and largest city with approximately 2.3 million residents. Additional communities within the county are Spring, Humble, and Cloverleaf. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented and persistent problems in Harris County and its core city […]
Harlingen is a city in Southern Texas with a population of approximately 71,000 residents, located in Cameron County, TX, near Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the city are […]
Harlan is a town of roughly 1,700 residents that is located in southeast Kentucky and serves as the government seat of Harlan County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the community, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes […]
Hanford is a city in central California with a population of about 59,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Kings County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Hampton is a mid-sized city of about 138,000 residents, situated on a peninsula near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay in the southeastern part of Virginia. Among the distinguishing features of the area including Newports News and Norfolk are the seaports, shipyards, and military presence (Army, Air Force, and Navy). Consumer level demand provides the revenue […]
Hampden County is located in central Massachusetts and has a population of about 467,000. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield. Multiple cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community, and have included the trafficking of children, the production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often referred to in criminal […]
Hammond is a suburb of Chicago located on the northwestern edge of Indiana, with a population of about 77,000 residents. Many problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been documented in the city, including international prostitution and sex trafficking rings involving minors. It has also served as the operating base for at least […]
Hamilton is a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio with a population of about 63,000 residents. It is the county seat of Butler County and the tenth-largest city in Ohio. A wide range of problems have been linked to the local prostitution market, including the assault and robbery of prostituted women and the sex buyers who purchase […]
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