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 […]
Seward County is a county of about 18,000 residents in southeastern Nebraska, just west of Lincoln. Its county seat is Seward. Child sex trafficking and the creation of child sexual abuse materials have been documented in the county. At least one opportunistic sex buyer arrest has occurred. In March 2023, a Seward County man was […]
Potosi is a city of about 3,000 residents and is the county seat of Washington County, Missouri. The city is located roughly 72 miles southwest of St. Louis. Child sex trafficking and related child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) have been documented in the city. At least one sex buyer arrest has occurred locally, and employment […]
Park Rapids is a city of about 4,000 residents and is the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota. Prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the area, including some arrests of Park Rapids residents in sex trafficking stings in neighboring towns. At least one sex buyer has been arrested in Park Rapids. In March 2023, […]
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County, Michigan, with population of approximately 4,000. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about 5 miles west of Niles, in the southwestern corner of Michigan. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented throughout Berrien County, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Consumer-level demand provides […]
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