Trinity County is a county of about 16,000 residents in northwestern California. It is located along the Trinity River in the Salmon and Klamath Mountains and has no incorporated cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking have occured within the county. at least one sex buyer arrest has occurred. In March 2016, a man was arrested by […]
Wormleysburg is a borough of approximately 3,000 residents in western Pennsylvania. It is an incorporated area in Cumberland County, PA. It lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne belongs to the western group of Harrisburg suburbs located in Cumberland County. The three boroughs […]
Lemoyne is a borough of approximately 5,000 residents in western Pennsylvania. It is an incorporated area in Cumberland County, PA. It lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne belongs to the western group of Harrisburg suburbs located in Cumberland County. The three boroughs […]
Tehama County is a county of about 64,000 residents in northern California, almost 80 miles north of Yuba City. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have occurred in the county. For example, in April 2022, two men were arrested following an investigation into child […]
Wake County is located in North Carolina, with a population of over 1.15 million, making it the state’s second-most populous county. The county seat is the city of Raleigh, the state capital. Eleven other municipalities are in Wake County, the largest of which is Cary, and others include Apex and Fuquay-Varina, and a part of […]
Porterville is a city of almost 60,000 residents in the San Joaquin Valley, located in Tulare County between Fresno and Bakersfield. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. For example, […]
Cranberry Township is a municipality of approximately 34,000 residents in western Pennsylvania located in Butler County, PA. Cranberry Township is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted […]
Lincolnton is a city of approximately 11,000 residents in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It is a suburb of the Charlotte metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city, including instances of child sex trafficking and online exploitation. To combat the demand for commercial sex activity, reverse stings have been conducted by the […]
Butler Township is a township in western Pennsylvania of approximately 17,000 residents. It is situated just north of Pittsburg and is located in Butler County, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local […]
Gaston County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 222,000, and its county seat is the city of Gastonia, (with approximately 72,000 residents). It is located in the western suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
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