Shamokin is a city of roughly 7,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania located in Northumberland County, PA. It is surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its […]
Homerville is a city of about 2,000 residents in southern Georgia. It is the county seat of Clinch County. Tactics used to address demand in the city included sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure. In March 2022, a Homerville Police Department Captain was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and charged with pandering […]
Fayetteville is a city of about 19,000 residents in west-central Georgia, located roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta. It is the county seat of Fayette County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Steelton is a borough in of roughly 6,300 residents in eastern Pennsylvania located in Dauphin County, PA situated just 4 miles southeast of Harrisburg. The borough is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Police have conducted […]
Coweta County is a county of about 150,000 residents in west central Georgia, less than 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. Its county seat is Newnan. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been documented in the county. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office has assisted in local web-based reverse sting operations, often with identity […]
Lehighton is a borough of approximately 5,300 residents in east central Pennsylvania, located in Carbon County, PA. It is situated about 77 miles north of Philadelphia and 54 miles south of Scranton. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the community, commercial sex activity has been reported to occur. This activity and […]
McAlisterville is an unincorporated community of approximately 1,200 residents in central Pennsylvania, located in Fayette Township, Juniata County, PA. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the community, commercial sex activity has been reported to occur. To combat the local commercial sex market, police have been known to apprehend sex buyers in […]
Colquitt County is a county of about 45,000 residents in southwestern Georgia, located midway between Albany and Valdosta. Its county seat is Moultrie, and other notable communities include Berlin. Prostitution in the county has generated complaints to law enforcement, who have linked the activity to a wide range of crimes throughout the county, including drugs […]
Sewickley is a borough of roughly 4,000 residents in western Pennsylvania located in Allegheny County, PA, just 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. The city and its surrounding communities have experienced a wide array of problems associated with commercial sex, including the homicides of prostituted persons and sex trafficking victims (including 12 […]
Middlesex County is located in central New Jersey, and has a population of roughly 863,000, making it the state’s third-most populous county. Its government seat is the city of New Brunswick, which contains Rutgers University. Other noteworthy communities within the county include East Brunswick, Edison, and Perth Amboy. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the […]
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