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Wall Township is a township of approximately 26,000 residents, located near Asbury Park in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The township has reported problems related to prostitution occurring in and around local motels across decades. To address the issues, officers from the Wall Township Police Department and New Jersey State Police conducted a web-based reverse sting to […]
Rohnert Park is a city of about 45,000 residents in Sonoma County, California, situated between Santa Rosa and Petaluma. Prostitution and related sex trafficking and violence are well documented in the city and other areas of the county. For example, in February 2014, a pimp allegedly shot at another male in a local motel parking lot, shattering […]
East Lampeter Township is a community in south-central Pennsylvania, near Lancaster in Lancaster County Its population is about 17,00. East Lampeter Township is one of the six suburbs that border the city, all sharing the same ZIP code with Lancaster. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the township. Prostitution has a long […]
Shenandoah is a county of about 45,000 residents in northern Virginia. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems. To curtail prostitution markets in the county, and respond to citizen complaints, police have used tactics to combat consumer-level demand. The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office has participated in undercover operations headed by the Mount Jackson Police […]
Bellevue is a suburb of about 150,000 residents in King County, WA. It is located across Lake Washington from Seattle. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and have generated, in addition to complaints to police from the community, an array of serious felonies such as robbery, weapons offenses, and serial rapists […]
Durant is a community of about 19,000 residents in southern Oklahoma, near Texas. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented problems in the city. Among the responses to these problems have been efforts to combat demand for commercial sex. In March 2014, 19 people were booked into the Bryan County Jail after being arrested for human trafficking […]
Bethlehem Township is a township of approximately 25,000 residents, located in the suburbs of Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. As in the neighboring communities of Palmer Township, Hanover Township, and Easton, Bethlehem Township has reported problems related to prostitution– particularly with commercial sex activity occurring at local motels and hotels. There has also been at […]
Cherry Hill is a township of about 71,000 residents, located southeast of Philadelphia in Camden County, New Jersey. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the community and in surrounding areas. For example, in March 2014, a man was arrested and charged with human trafficking for allegedly keeping women captive at a Cherry Hill motel […]
Cedartown is a city of approximately 10,000 residents, situated in northwestern Georgia’s Polk County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and throughout the region. This activity 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 […]
Hobbs is a city of about 40,000 residents situated in Southeast New Mexico, near the Texas border closest to Midland, TX and Odessa, TX. The city is located in Lea County, NM. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. Historical reports of prostitution activity date back […]
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