Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg, is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California of approximately 25,000 residents, located an hour east of San Francisco, near Pittsburg and Antioch. Complaints about prostitution from residents and businesses, as well as reports of the homicide of prostituted women, have encouraged the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office to […]
Bay City is a city of approximately 18,000 residents, located near Houston in southeastern Texas’ Matagorda County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has […]
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. It is also the state’s second largest city, with a population of nearly 222,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and throughout the region, and generate many other crimes including homicide, robbery, child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), and drug and weapons offenses. For example, a […]
Battle Creek is the third-largest city in Michigan, with approximately 53,000 residents. It is located in southern Michigan, within Calhoun County. Prostitution has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, in southern California, with a population of approximately 25,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the area. In an effort to combat demand for commercial sex, which drives all prostitution and sex trafficking, police have engaged in a number of efforts. It […]
Banning is a city of nearly 30,000 residents located in the Inland Empire region of California, to the west of Riverside along Interstate 10. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Baltimore County is a county of approximately 850,000 residents, and includes the communities of Towson, Catonsville and Woodlawn. The county surrounds the independent city of Baltimore. 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 […]
Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland, with over 575,000 residents. Street prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the city for decades. This activity, as well as indoor prostitution, which is facilitated online, and the problems and ancillary crimes they generate, result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Bakersfield is a city of over 408,000 residents, located along the Interstate-5 corridor, north of Los Angeles in Kern County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as posing longstanding problems for the community. Service providers estimated in 2014 that there were approximately 250 individuals involved in commercial sex in the city, and that […]
Baker is a small city of about 13,000 residents, located just north of Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the parish since the 1800s. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
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