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Where the Girls Are: Mapping AtlantaSexual exploitation through prostitution appears to be the most prevalent form of CSE of girls in Atlanta.This may be due in part to the more public nature of prostitution. It is difficult to identify CSEC in privatevenues, such as massage parlors, dance clubs and other legal establishments where sex is sold. In an effort tounderstand the trends of CSEC in the city of Atlanta, geo-coded police data from 2002, 2003, and 2004 havebeen mapped. For a description of the zone boundaries, please see Appendix C.Spatial data have been presented as citywide and zone level. Exhibit 1 shows spatial trends of juvenile andadult prostitution arrests and 911* calls for services. Exhibit 2 shows spatial trends of juvenile and adult prostitutionarrest and 911* calls for service in relation to adult sex venues (strip clubs, lingerie-modeling shops,sex shops). Exhibit 3 shows spatial trends of juvenile arrests (prostitution, truancy, runaway) in relation toadult arrest and adult sex venues. Exhibit 4 shows spatial trends of juvenile and adult prostitution-relatedactivities in relation to public schools. Exhibit 5 shows spatial trends of juvenile arrests (prostitution, truancy,runaway) in relation to identified recruitment areasZone maps have also been created to show spatial data at the street level. Two types of zone level maps werecreated, 1) adult and juvenile prostitution arrest and 911* calls for service and 2) juvenile arrests (prostitution,truancy, runaway), adult prostitution activities, adult sex venues and hotels. Zone maps are found in appendixC and D.The following conclusions can be drawn from analysis of spatial data:• There is a strong spatial correlation between areas of adult prostitution activities and juvenileprostitution-related activities. Juvenile activity is nested in established tracks such as MetropolitanParkway, Moreland Avenue, Vine Street, Peachtree and North Avenue, and Pharr Road.• 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 inZones 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.22