Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, with a population of approximately 38,000. Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville, and is classified as part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas […]
Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has a population of approximately 10,700residents, making it the third largest city in Luzerne County. The region has well-documented history of sex trafficking and prostitution activity. The county contained towns that were stops on a domestic sex trafficking circuit in the 1970s and 1980s. […]
Winneconne is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, with a population of roughly 2,350. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been reported within many areas of the county since at least the 1970s, if not earlier. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local […]
Elwood is a census-designated place in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York. Its population is approximately 11,600. The county has been known as the site of relatively larges scale, organized international prostitution or “escort” rings, as well as low-level local and regional operations facilitated initially by Craigslist and Backpage […]
Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, with a population of approximately 21,600 at the 2020 census. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the city has been well documented, and among the responses to problems associated with the local sex trade have been the use of demand reduction tactics. For example, in March, 2021, […]
Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, located along the Ohio River 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Its population is roughly 1,700. Other substantial cities and towns within the Western Pennsylvania county are Beaver Falls, Aliquippa, Center Township, Ambridge, and Monaca. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a […]
Antioch is a village of about 14,000 residents in northeastern Illinois and is part of the larger Antioch Township within Lake County. The village is located within the Chain O’Lakes waterway system and borders the state of Wisconsin. Prostitution has been documented in the area. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and […]
West Bend is a city of about 32,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Washington County, located in southeastern Wisconsin. Prostitution and activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. For example, in April, 2008, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip […]
Greensburg is a city in (and the county seat of) Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It has a population of about 14,000 and is classified as part of the greater Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
North Liberty is a city in Johnson County, Iowa. A suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, its population is approximately 19,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
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