Rockford is a mid-sized city of roughly 148,000 residents, located in northern Illinois’ Winnebago County. Local law enforcement agencies have reported complaints from residents about prostitution activity in the city for decades. The city has also documented numerous child sex trafficking cases, and has on multiple occasions recovered underaged girls when conducting prostitution sweeps. Rockford […]
Rochester is a city of approximately 200,000 residents, located east of Buffalo in Monroe County, New York. The city has experienced chronic and well-documented issues related to prostitution and sex trafficking for many decades. A recent example includes a case in which a Rochester man pled guilty to sex trafficking by coercion, admitting to using […]
Roanoke is a city in the state of Virginia with a population of approximately 100,000. 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 from residents and businesses. Some of […]
Riverside is a city of approximately 317,000 residents, located 60 miles east of Los Angeles, in Riverside County, California. The city has reported problems with both prostitution and sex trafficking for at least two decades, including the murder of prostituted women, at least one pimp, and serial killers targeting prostituted women and girls. For example, […]
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and government seat of Henrico County, VA. The city has a population of approximately 230,000 residents. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial local problems by law enforcement in the city, and residents have complained to […]
Richmond is a city of approximately 116,000 residents, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution (sex trafficking of minors, targeted sexual assault and murder of prostituted women) in the city, and residents and businesses have complained […]
Rancho Cordova is a city of approximately 80,000 residents, located just east of Sacramento in California. Although not formally incorporated as a city until 2003, Rancho Cordova and the surrounding vicinity have dealt with chronic problems related to prostitution for at least two decades. Solicitation occurs at street level, but is also linked to some […]
Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 79,000. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, approximately 30 miles south of Milwaukee and 60 miles north of Chicago. The presence of prostitution and sex trafficking is well-documented in the city and […]
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest in area and the second-largest in population, with approximately 2.3 million residents. For decades, prostitution and sex trafficking have been prevalent in the borough, in addition to other kinds of violence – including homicide – committed against trafficked persons, sexually exploited […]
Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama with a population of approximately 19,000 residents. The city is located to the north side of Mobile, as well as the unincorporated community of Eight Mile. Local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution and the sexual exploitation of minors in the city, and residents have complained […]
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