Scottsdale is the first city in Arizona to be designated as a C-City, meaning the city trains employees on how to identify and report cases of human trafficking. Businesses in the area, like hotels, are also undergoing the training.
The Scottsdale Police Department has a special unit designated to identify and handle sexual exploitation crimes, and it's relatively new. The sergeant in charge says this problem has been around for so long, but it seems like it's a growing problem because it's become more widely known as of late.
"Sex trafficking is happening out there in front of them, and the only way that we can combat it is by educating everybody out there on it," says Scottsdale Police Sgt. Nicholas Alamshaw with the human exploitation and trafficking unit. "My unit is 4 detectives and a sergeant. We cannot possibly see everything that's going on out there. So by getting out there, and educating the hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality groups, they will see what's going on, and then they can report back to us on what is occurring," Alamshaw said.
"When you have large events come in, there's more people coming in, which brings in more money, and that brings the demand," Alamshaw explained.
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