Only on Click2Houston will you find an interactive database of all prostitution -related arrests made in Houston in the past two years at the bottom of this story. By far, the No. She said she suspects one of the nearby pimps did it. Luckily, no one was inside at the time of the shooting.
Houston police acknowledged their uphill challenge in curbing this type of illegal activity. James Dale. Safe Court focuses on rebuilding shattered lives rather than on punitive measures. Space is limited to just 27 women. Harris County logged arrests since In the county, prostitution leans more towards strip center spas than street corners.
To attack these so-called hot spots, police and prosecutors have shifted their focus; realizing there are two sides to this problemβthose who sell sex and those who buy it. Another shift in focus involves the organized crime aspect of prostitution; the human traffickers and pimps. Dale says the pimps and traffickers are the reason HPD now offers prostitutes a life-line after they are arrested.
Both Dale and Musick say these new approaches were inspired after seeing constant prostitute roundups had little impact. Below you can search the streets around where you live and work to see if prostitution is becoming a problem in your neighborhood. Here are the top five spots for prostitution-related arrests in Houston:. Shannan Adler.
