Madisonville is a city in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It is located along Interstate 69 in the state’s Western Coal Fields region. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Bedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. Its population is just under 600 residents. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry distributed mostly to the east. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and well-documented problems throughout Cook County […]
Chatham Township is a suburban community located in Morris County, New Jersey. The township’s population is roughly 10,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of Morris County for decades, including within Chatham. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Ontario County is a county of approximately 113,000 residents in western New York. It is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Rochester, with its county seat in Canandaigua. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the county and generates complaints from residents and businesses. Among the tactics used to address the problem are those focused on […]
Hardeeville is a city in Jasper and Beaufort counties in South Carolina. It is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city’s population is roughly 9,000 residents. Prostitution and human trafficking have been persistent problems in Hardeeville, and local officials have said contributing factors include an interstate highway that cuts through […]
Centralia is a city in Lewis County, WA with approximately 19,000 residents. It is situated along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, OR. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and in surrounding areas. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement […]
Chehalis is a city with approximately 7,700 residents and is the county seat of city of Lewis County, WA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and in surrounding areas. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Statesville is a city of approximately 27,140 residents in North Carolina. It is the government seat of Iredell County, and is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. Due to Statesville’s close proximity to the City of Charlotte, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city. This activity and its ancillary crimes […]
Fulton, New York, is a city of approximately 11,000 residents located in the western part of Oswego County, almost 30 miles northwest of Syracuse. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including a local couple accused of running a prostitution operation in migrant worker camps in 2007. In […]
Gloversville is the most populous city in Fulton County, with almost 15,000 residents. It is located in the Mohawk Valley region of upstate New York, 48 miles northwest of Albany. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including one online investigation in 2017, which led to the arrest […]
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