Girard is a city in southern Trumbull County, Ohio, with a population of approximately 9,300 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area. 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 it generates results […]
Urbana is a city of approximately 42,000 residents, located in Champaign County, Illinois. It is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, in eastern Illinois. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. The inherent problems and crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Manitowoc, Wisconsin is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County and has a population of about 35,000. Local law enforcement and residents have reported problems related to prostitution in the area for decades. For example, in November 2018, a 43-year-old Manitowoc woman was arrested during a prostitution sting. Police stated that she […]
St. Clair County, Illinois abuts the Mississippi River, and is on the state’s border with Missouri. It has a population of roughly 261,000, and its county seat is the city of Belleville. Other noteworthy communities within the county include East St. Louis, Caseyville, Centreville (which was a city in St. Clair County until May, 2021, […]
San Juan Capistrano is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Pacific coast, near Los Angeles. Its population was approximately 36,000 at the 2020 census. Orange County also includes the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Yorba Linda. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in all of these […]
Monroe County, Indiana is located in southern Indiana, southwest of Indianapolis and northwest of Louisville, KY. Its population was approximately 147,000 at the 2020 census, and the county seat and population center is the city of Bloomington (pop. 85,000). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Winnebago County is a county of almost 285,000 residents in northern Illinois, on the border with Wisconsin. It is the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its county seat is Rockford. Local law enforcement agencies have reported complaints from residents about prostitution activity for several decades. The county has documented child […]
South Beloit is a city of under 8,000 residents in northern Illinois, located in Winnebago County on the border with Wisconsin. It is part of the Rockford metropolitan area, but is also a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin, which is directly along the city’s northern border. Prostitution and drug use have been documented in the […]
North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 24,253. Prostitution and activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, that is an independent municipality within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its population is approximately 4,600. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
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