Douglas County is a county of approximately 369,000 residents located in Colorado. Its government seat is Castle Rock, CO. Douglas County is part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, Colorado, metropolitan statistical area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from residents […]
Pueblo County is a county of about 170,000 residents in Colorado, located south of Denver and near Colorado Springs. The county’s most populous city and county seat is Pueblo. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from residents and businesses to local […]
Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado and has a population of approximately 8,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. In 1949, the state health director ordered health department agents […]
Boulder County is a county located in Colorado with a population of approximately 330,000 residents. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is Boulder, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been substantial problems in the county for decades. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s commercial sex market is […]
The Town of Castle Rock is a home rule municipality in Colorado of approximately 76,000 residents. It is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Douglas County, CO. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding area. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from […]
Weld County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado located just north of Denver. The county has a population of approximately 340,000 residents and its government seat and largest city is Greeley, CO. Weld County comprises the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denver–Aurora Combined Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution […]
Davidson County is located in central Tennessee, with a population or about 704,000, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital and largest city. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by numerous constituencies as a substantial problem in Nashville and surrounding areas. The history of […]
The City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado and has a population of approximately 33,000 residents. Wheat Ridge is located immediately west of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Due to its close proximity to Denver, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have […]
Kiowa County is a county in Colorado with a population of approximately 1,000 residents, making it the fifth-least populous county in Colorado. Its county seat is Eads. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the county, cases of their occurrence have been documented. To curtail prostitution activity in the county, the Kiowa […]
Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties and has a population of approximately 16,000 residents. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented […]
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