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Broome County is a county of about 200,000 residents, located in south-central New York state. Binghamton is the county seat and largest city. Prostitution and the sex trafficking of teens have a documented presence the communities and unincorporated areas of Broome County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints […]
Brookville is a borough of 4,000 residents, located in western Pennsylvania’s Jefferson County along Interstate 80. Prostitution has been reported at truck stops along I-80 and secondary roads in the town. Law enforcement agencies have conducted CB radio-based reverse stings in response to numerous complaints about prostitution in the area. Some of the complaints are […]
Broken Arrow is a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma with a population of approximately 116,000 residents. The city is situated primarily in Tulsa County, OK, but also has a section in western Wagoner County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Brockton is a city of approximately 96,000 residents, located about one half hour southeast of Boston near East and West Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking are longstanding, well-documented problems in the city. Among the problems associated with city’s local commercial sex market are a serial rapist targeting Brockton’s prostituted women in the early 2000s and multiple cases of homicide of prostituted […]
Bristol is a city of about 25,000 residents located in northeastern Tennessee, in Sullivan County. The city straddles the Southeastern border of Virginia, and is considered part of the “Tri-Cities” area comprised of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport and surrounding smaller communities. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in […]
Bridgewater is a town of approximately 27,000 residents in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, less than an hour south of Boston. Since at least 2005, police have conducted web based prostitution stings. Four male buyers were arrested in a 2005 reverse sting operation. Those arrested had their names, ages, and hometowns publicized in local news outlets. In […]
Bremerton is a city of approximately 44,000 residents in Washington state. It is situated across Puget Sound from Seattle in Kitsap County, WA. It is home to the Puget Sound Naval Base, a major U.S. Navy base in the city which has provided a large, disproportionately male, military population. This has resulted in a large […]
Bradenton is a city of approximately 51,000 residents, situated near Sarasota in Manatee County, Florida. Many cases of prostitution and sex trafficking (including commercial sexual exploitation) have occurred in the city, and associated problems have included the rape and murder of prostituted women, child endangerment, drug offenses, and many serious crimes. The Bradenton Police Department […]
Boynton Beach is a city of approximately 80,000 residents in Palm Beach County, FL, near Delray Beach and West Palm Beach. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market are child sex trafficking and the commercial […]
Bowling Green is a city of about 31,000 residents, located on the southern outskirts of the Toledo metropolitan area, along route 75. It is the county seat of Wood County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
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