Chaves County, New Mexico has a population of approximately 65,000, and its county seat is the city of Roswell. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in Roswell and throughout the county for over 100 years. In 1914, Roswell adopted an ordinance making prostitution a misdemeanor. More recently, the Chavez County Sheriffs Office and the Roswell […]
Tinicum Township, more popularly known as “Tinicum Island,” is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Its population is approximately 4,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the town and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in June, 2012 […]
Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in southern Michigan, near South Bend, Indiana. Its population is approximately 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Drugs have been connected to the local commercial sex mark, and there have been cases of child sex […]
Pamlico County is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was just over 12,000. Its county seat is Bayboro. Pamlico County is part of the New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction […]
Burlington is a village in Kane County, Illinois, with a population of 535 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated as a village in 1990. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics have been employed in the city. Identity disclosure and loss of employment are […]
Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, approximately 22 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. As of the 2020 census, Mason’s population was approximately 35,000. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics have been employed in the city. Identity disclosure and loss […]
Tooele County, Utah has a population of approximately 77,000 and is located in the greater Salt Lake City metro region. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, 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 commercial […]
Bristol County, Massachusetts has a population of about 580,000. It is located in the south eastern region of the state, and its government seat is the town of Taunton. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Forsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County, Michigan. Its population is roughy 6,200. It is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, about 10 miles inland from the shore of Lake Superior. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented throughout the county, including Forsyth Township. The problems associated with the local commercial sex […]
Hanover is a town located along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, near the cities of Canaan and Lebanon . As of the 2020 census, its population was just under 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the area. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex […]
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