Purvis is a U.S. city in, and the county seat, of Lamar County, Mississippi. It has a population of roughly 2,200, and it is part of the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, including Hattiesburg and Purvis. This activity and the problems and […]
Caseyville is a village of about 4,000 residents in southwestern Illinois, located just east of St. Louis in St. Clair County. Prostitution has been documented in the village, resulting in complaints to law enforcement, and other crimes related to the sex trade, such as child endangerment, have also occurred in the city. For example, in […]
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, with a population of approximately 69,000. The county has had well-documented, widespread problems with sex trafficking and prostitution for decades, and the local sex trade has inevitably involved a wide range of other serious crimes crimes. The city of Camarillo is no exception. For example, in November, […]
Madison County is a county of approximately 260,000 residents in southwestern Illinois, right across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Its county seat is Edwardsville, and the largest city is Granite City. The city of Alton in Madison County has been known to use demand-reduction tactics frequently to fight prostitution. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity […]
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, that has a population of about 11,000. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problems in the area, generating numerous complaints to police for years. For example, in October, 2012, Berks County detectives and Wyomissing police raided a local day spa and arrested a […]
Oak Grove is city in Christian County, Kentucky, with a population of about 7,300. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and associated violence have been well documented in the area. For example, in September 2016, police received a complaint about a woman being held against her will at a hotel in Oak Grove. After investigating, detectives determined that […]
Wetzel County, West Virginia has a population of just over 14,000. It is located along the state’s northern border with Ohio and Pennsylvania, and its government seat is the city of New Martinsville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina, with a population of approximately 74,000. It is is located in the north-central portion of South Carolina, and is part of the greater Charlotte, NC metro area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in communities and unincorporated areas of the county, including […]
Tuscumbia is a city of about 8,000 residents in northwestern Alabama. It is the county seat of Colbert County and part of The Shoals metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints from residents to law enforcement. One of the more severe crimes associated with the local commercial […]
Colbert County is a county of about 55,000 residents in northwestern Alabama, on the border with Mississippi. The county seat is Tuscumbia and the largest city is Muscle Shoals. The county contains part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area know as the “Shoals.” Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county, resulting […]
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