Benton County is located in northeast Arkansas, north of Fayetteville, and contains the cities of Lowell, Rogers, Bentonville, and Siloam Springs. The county has a population of about 294,000 residents. Among the local problems associated with the local commercial sex market have been numerous cases of child sex trafficking. For example, one man was convicted […]
Bentonville is a city of approximately 57,000 residents, located in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. It is best known for being the corporate home of Walmart. As the current hub of its operations, the city hosts a large number of businessmen and contract workers traveling to and from Walmart headquarters. Consequently, residents have noted an […]
Bellingham is a coastal city in Washington state of roughly 98,000 residents, along the United States-Canadian border in Whatcom County, WA. Bellingham has a history of prostitution and sex trafficking dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the early 1900s, international sex trafficking rings transported women from Asia to the United […]
Bellflower is a city of about 77,000 residents that reportedly has a persistent prostitution problem, and the police department fields numerous complaints from residents. The city has made a substantial effort to address the problem by focusing on consumer-level demand. One street-level reverse sting in 1997 resulted in the arrest of 10 johns, and these […]
Bella Vista is a city of about 31,000 residents in Northwestern Arkansas, north of Fayetteville in Benton County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and throughout Benton County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among […]
Bedford is a town of approximately 23,000 residents, located near Manchester in southern New Hampshire. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the area, and in some cases, are linked to regional and international sex trafficking operations. Law enforcement agencies and others have targeted demand as a means of addressing the wide range of […]
Beckley, West Virginia is a small city of less than 17,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented local problems for decades. Community complaints about prostitution have led police to conduct prostitution operations. Reasoning that reducing demand would cause the market to contract and reduce the need for a supply to be present, […]
Beaver Falls is a town of less than 10,000 residents in Western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh and Aliquippa, located in Beaver County, PA. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades, and community complaints have played a role in police deciding to allocate resources and conduct investigations and enforcement operations. To combat the consumer-level demand […]
Beaumont is a city a Southeastern Texas city, located in Jefferson County, TX, and has a population of roughly 117,000 residents. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area, generating complaints to police from businesses and residents. Among the more serious problems associated with commercial sex in the area include sex trafficking and […]
Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on the south shore of Long Island, New York. It has approximately 30,000 residents. Driven by community complaints, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has conducted several street-level reverse stings using an undercover female officer as a decoy. To […]
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