Concord is a city of around 108,000 residents, located northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. Cases of prostitution in the community have been reported, with numerous local resident complaints about solicitation occurring in several city neighborhoods. In at least once incident, a man was arrested and charged with raping three women he identified […]
Columbus is a central Ohio city and the state capital, and has a population of approximately 907,000 residents. It is the government seat of Franklin County, Ohio. The city was an “early adopter” among cities in the U.S. that have focused on combating demand for commercial sex. Prostitution has been a problem in the city […]
Columbus is a city of approximately 200,000 residents, situated along the Alabama border in Muscogee County, Georgia. Fort Benning, a major military base with roughly 120,000 residents, lies on the city’s outskirts. Prostitution and sex trafficking cases in Columbus date back to the 1940s, if not earlier, and have generated numerous complaints to police by […]
Columbia County is located on the northeastern border of Georgia and has a population of approximately 124,000. The county has had well-documented problems with prostitution and sex trafficking – and their related crimes and health impacts – for decades. For example, in 2016, three women were arrested and faced charges in a prostitution case at […]
Colorado Springs is a city of approximately 484,000 residents, located south of Denver along Interstate 25 in El Paso County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented issues in the city. For example, between January 2014 and August 2014, researchers identified and recovered 25 underage victims of commercial sexual exploitation and 34 adult victims in […]
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in South Carolina, with approximately 138,000 residents. It is the county seat of Richland County. As such, anti-prostitution efforts in the city have often taken the form of joint initiatives and/or operational coordination between the Columbia Police Department and Richland County Sheriff’s Office. Persistent street prostitution and […]
Coffee County is located in south-central Tennessee and has about 59,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer level demand […]
Cocoa is a city on the east coast of Florida with a population of around 19,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level demand provides the […]
Coatesville is a town with around 13,400 residents located in southeastern Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, located in Chester County, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Reports of violence against individuals engaging in […]
Cloquet is a city of roughly 13,000 residents, located in eastern Minnesota’s Carlton County near Duluth. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in 2003 two local residents were charged with recruiting a 17-year-old girl in Cloquet and transporting her to Illinois, where she was forced to […]
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