North Sewickley Township is a township of roughly 5,500 residents in western Pennsylvania, is located in Beaver County, PA. It is part of the Pittsburg metropolitan area. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a role in police operations responding to commercial sex in the […]
East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The suburban community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located directly adjacent to the city of New Brunswick. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades, and have generated complaints to police […]
Canton is a city of about 29,000 residents in northwestern Georgia, roughly 40 miles north of Atlanta. It is the county seat of Cherokee County. Prostitution has been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. There have also been documented cases of both adult and child sex trafficking. The Attorney General’s Office, […]
McKean County is a rural county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with approximately 40,000 residents. Its county seat is Smethport, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents […]
Tiona is an unincorporated community of approximately 250 residents located within Mead Township, in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It is located near Minister Creek and U.S. Route 6, and is about midway between the larger towns of Clarendon and Sheffield. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the community, reports of their occurrence […]
Bulloch County is a county of about 78,000 residents, located in southeastern Georgia in the greater Savannah region. Its county seat is Statesboro. Prostitution has been a documented problem in the county, and has generated complaints from residents to law enforcement. Efforts to address the problem have included targeting demand. While the term “pandering” can […]
Middle Smithfield Township is a township of roughly 16,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania, located in Monroe County, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. Reports of targeted violence […]
Robinson Township is a township of roughly 14,000 residents in western Pennsylvania, approximately 12 miles west of Pittsburgh, located in Allegheny County, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the township and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents […]
Town ‘N’ Country is a census-designated place of almost 90,000 residents in Hillsborough County, located in central western Florida just west of Tampa. In July 2019, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover reverse sting operation in Town ‘N’ Country that resulted in the arrest of eight men. About 25 men contacted the undercover […]
South Bay is a city of just under 7,000 residents in Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida, almost 50 miles west of West Palm Beach. Child sex trafficking of a girl with a learning disability has been documented in the city. Sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure are consequences of sex buying that have occurred […]
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