Mantua Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey with a population of approximately 15,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the local area, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. […]
Fowlerville is a village in Livingston County, in southeastern Michigan. Its population is roughly 3,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within Livingston 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 sex market is sex […]
Anderson County, South Carolina has a population of just over 200, and its county seat is Anderson. It is located about 20 miles southwest of Greenville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city of Anderson and in surrounding areas of the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex […]
Cambridge is a city of approximately 10,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Guernsey County, Ohio. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity within the county have been well-documented. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local […]
Snyder County, Pennsylvania has a population of approximately 40,000, and its county seat is the city of Middleburg. 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. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and […]
Crawford County, Indiana has a population of roughly 10,500, and is located about 20 mile west of Louisville, KY. 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. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution […]
Leavenworth is a town of less than 250 residents in Crawford County, located in southern Indiana. It is an outer suburb of Louisville, KY. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. A law enforcement […]
Lake City is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, with a population of approximately 3,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented and longstanding problems throughout Clayton County. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and […]
Union City is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, with a population of approximately 27,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented and longstanding problems throughout Fulton County. For example, the county was one of the sites of the 2009 three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. Many local operations since then […]
Brooklet is a city of about 1,800 residents in Bulloch County, Georgia. It is located in southeastern Georgia in the greater Savannah region, roughly 10 miles east of Statesboro. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem throughout the county for many years, and has generated complaints from residents to law enforcement. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
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