Brenham is a city in east-central Texas with a population of about 18,000, and is the county seat of Washington County. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement from residents. For example, in July 2019, a Brenham woman arrested the previous month on Child Prostitution […]
Laurens County is a county of about 68,000 in upstate South Carolina, and is included in the Greenville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Laurens. Prostitution has occurred in the area, in connection with drugs and theft, as well as documented child sex trafficking. To combat demand, sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure […]
Laurens is a city of about 9,000 and is the county seat of Laurens County, South Carolina. It is located upstate, about 70 miles northwest of Columbia. At least one reverse sting and one opportunistic sex buyer arrest have occurred in the city. In July 2017, Laurens City Police arrested two Laurens County men and […]
Clinton is a city of under 8,000 residents in Laurens County, South Carolina. Located in upstate South Carolina about 60 miles northwest of Columbia, it is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and connected robberies have been documented in the city. To address these problems, sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure have occurred […]
Washington County is a county of about 53,000 residents located in northeastern Oklahoma. Its county seat is Bartlesville. At least one sex buyer arrest has occurred in the county, along with identity disclosure and employment loss. In March 2023, a Washington County detention officer fired for “an inappropriate conversation” with a female inmate was arrested […]
Bartlesville is a city lying mostly within and is the county seat of Washington County, Oklahoma. It has a population of about 37,000 residents and is located 47 miles north of Tulsa. Prostitution has been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to local law enforcement. For example, in 2017 a woman was arrested on […]
Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County, located in southeastern Ohio, with a population of approximately 1,400 residents. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics used in the village include the arrest of sex buyers and the public disclosure of their identities. For example, in […]
Yates County has a population of approximately 25,000 residents, making it the third-least populous county in New York. It is located in upstate New York, in the Finger Lakes region, about 30 miles southeast of Rochester and 50 miles southwest of Syracuse. The county seat is the city of Penn Yan. Prostitution and sex trafficking, […]
Seneca County is a county of about 34,000 residents located in western New York, roughly midway between Rochester and Syracuse. Its county seat is Waterloo. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county, along with related drug use. At least one opportunistic sex buyer arrest has occurred in the county. In July 2017, […]
Lynbrook is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. Its population is about 20,000 residents. Prostitution has been documented in the village, and has consistently been a problem at one specific motel. For example, in June 2013, two women were arrested for prostitution at […]
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