Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, situated along the Kanawha River. Its population was just under 7,500 at the 2020 census. 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 […]
Ghent is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, near the city of Beckley. As of the 2020 census, its population was less than 600. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its other communities in the immediate area. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Raleigh County, West Virginia has a population of about 75,000. Its county seat is the city of Beckley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Williamson County is a county of about 230,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, just south of Nashville. The county seat is Franklin. Other cities in the county that have worked to combat demand include Brentwood and Spring Hill. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints from residents. The more serious […]
Plains Township is a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with a population of approximately 9,800 at the 2020 census. 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. The “pimp circuit,” as it was then […]
Tullahoma is a city of about 20,000 residents in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, roughly 75 miles northwest of Chattanooga. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including a case in which a mother sex trafficked her teen daughter in exchange for drugs. Local men have […]
Terre Haute is a city in (and the county seat of) Vigo County, Indiana. It is situated five miles east of the state’s western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of approximately 61,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and […]
Vernal is the government seat and largest city in Uintah County, Utah. It is about 175 miles east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles west of the Colorado border, and has population of roughly 10,500 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. This activity […]
West Valley City is a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, and lies within Salt Lake County. Its population is approximately 140,000 residents, making it the second largest city in Utah. 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 […]
Sumner County is a jurisdiction with approximately 200,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, located northeast of Nashville on the border with Kentucky. The county seat is Gallatin, and the largest city is Hendersonville. The county also contains portions of Millersville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the […]
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