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September 2005
 Hidden in Plain View: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Atlanta
In an effort to understand the trends of commercial sexual
exploitation of children in the city of Atlanta, geo-coded police
data from 2002, 2003, and 2004, have been mapped. The following
conclusions can be drawn from analysis of spatial data:
- There is a strong spatial
correlation between areas of adult prostitution activities and
juvenile prostitution-related activities
- Juvenile activity is nested in
established tracks such as Metropolitan Parkway, Moreland Avenue,
Vine Street, Peachtree and North Avenue, and Pharr Road in
Buckhead
- Juvenile truants and runaways are
often found in areas with heavy adult prostitution activities
- There are prostitution-related
activities around most public schools in Atlanta, especially in
Zones 1, 3, 5, and 6
- There is a spatial association
between prostitution-related activities and legal adult sex venues
- There is a spatial association
between prostitution-related activities and hotels, including some
of the finest hotels in Atlanta
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