Onslow County, North Carolina has a population of just over 200,000, and its county seat is the city of Jacksonville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is […]
Cobb County is located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, its population was over 766,000. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, and other noteworthy communities include Kennesaw. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary […]
Kennesaw is a city of about 33,000 residents that lies within Cobb County, Georgia, located roughly 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of Cobb County. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Medina has a population of approximately 26,000. The city is located in far northern Ohio, and serves as the government seat of Medina County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the area. For example, between 2017 and 2019, state and federal agencies assisted local law enforcement agencies in investigating numerous cities and […]
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, with a population of approximately 13,750. It is located in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Reports of problems stemming from prostitution in the city date back to the brothels of the gold rush era in the 1800s. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for […]
Buffalo is a city that serves as the government seat of Dallas County, Missouri. Its population was roughly 3,300 at the 2020 census. Buffalo is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of Dallas County. Consumer […]
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was just under 8,000 at the 2020 census. Latrobe was incorporated as a city in 1999. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city and nearby communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and […]
Walton is a home rule-class city in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky. Its population is roughly 5,500. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. Demand reduction tactics used in the town include reverse stings, and […]
Lake Worth Beach (formerly known as “Lake Worth”) is a city of approximately 39,000 residents, located in Palm Beach County, about 15 minutes south of West Palm Beach, Florida. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades, generating many complaints to law enforcement agencies. In a recent example from December, 2022, a […]
Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico. Its population is approximately 32,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in December, 2011, police in Alamogordo arrested a husband and wife on prostitution charges during an […]
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