Iberville Parish has approximately 30,000 residents, and is located south of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the Parish, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in 2010, the Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Task Force arrested two […]
Meridian is a city of approximately 118,000 residents in southwestern Idaho, located in Ada County. It is the second largest city in Idaho and is a suburb of the state’s capital, Boise. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and unincorporated areas of Ada County. This activity and the […]
Dalton is a city of approximately 33,000 residents, located 30 miles southwest of Chattanooga in Whitfield County, Georgia. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
East St. Louis is a city of approximately 26,000 residents, located in St. Clair County, Illinois directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Prostitution has a long history in the economically distressed city, at least since the 1930s in areas near the river and an area called The Valley where East St. Louis had […]
Plymouth is a suburb abutting the western edge of Minneapolis, Minnesota in Hennepin County, near Maple Grove. The city has a population of about 80,000 residents. On at least one occasion, law enforcement have targeted the underlying demand that drives the local prostitution market. In May 2012, the Plymouth Police Department’s special investigation unit conducted […]
Marietta is a city of over 61,000 residents, located about 20 miles north of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Located in the southern part of the state along Interstate 15, Helena is the capital of Montana and has a population of roughly 33,000 residents. It’s the largest city and county seat of Lewis and Clark County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known problems in the city and surrounding areas, dating back to times […]
South Burlington is a city of about 19,000 residents in northern Vermont, near Burlington in Chittenden County. While prostitution is not known to be widespread in the city, it (along with sex trafficking cases) have been reported in the area. To address such problems, it was announced in June, 2018 that the Vermont Human Trafficking […]
Barrow County is an area containing approximately 86,000 residents, and is located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The county contains the city of Winder, about 20 miles west of Athens, GA). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Dickinson is a city of approximately 23,000 located along Interstate 94 in western North Dakota. It is the county seat of Stark County. In 2006, the discovery of untapped oil reserves in the Williston Basin drastically changed the entire state of North Dakota. Many men—often either single or with families in other states—moved to fill […]
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