Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, and has a population of about 48,000. It is situated in Kanawha County. Residents and local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution in the city for decades, including the serial rape of 12 to 15 women engaged in prostitution in the mid-1990s through the early […]
Chandler is a city of about 280,000 residents in the greater Phoenix area. 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. For example, in December 2013, a Maricopa County juvenile detention officer was arrested on charges […]
Champaign is a city of 89,000 residents in east/central Illinois. Problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been well documented and include cases of sex trafficking. For example, in January, 2021, the U.S. District court sentenced a man to multiple life prison terms for trafficking young women for sex. The man ran his […]
Central Falls is a small city of approximately 22,000 residents, located in the northern suburbs of Providence, Rhode Island. Historically, much of the prostitution activity in the city was concentrated on and along Barton Street. As the street continues into the neighboring city of Pawtucket, and much of the illegal activity has traditionally “spilled” across […]
Cedar Rapids is a city of approximately 133,000 residents, located in Linn County in eastern Iowa. Federal and local law enforcement have fought pervasive sex trafficking and prostitution in the area for decades. Included in the array of tactics used to combat such crimes have been those addressing consumer-level demand for prostitution. The first known […]
Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah. It is located 250 miles south of Salt Lake City and 170 miles north of Las Vegas. Cedar City has a population of approximately 35,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the city are well documented. For example, a Cedar City woman was arrested in November […]
Castaic is an unincorporated community of approximately 19,000 residents, located in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city, aided in part by close proximity of the Interstate 5 freeway, which is an artery of travel for both legal and illegal activities (such as narcotics and […]
Casselberry is a suburb of Orlando, in Seminole County, with a population of about 29,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Orlando metro area. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Casper is a city in Central Wyoming with a population of about 59,000 residents. It is the county seat of Natrona County, WY. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by police as a persistent presence in the city, and has led to tips and complaints from residents. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
Carlisle is a borough of approximately 20,500 residents in western Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, and serves as the county seat of Cumberland County, PA. The city is known to have been on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if not before, and local prostitution has been a persistent problem, particularly along interstate trucking routes. Situated […]
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