Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It has a population of about 38,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Waldron is a city of approximately 3,000 residents, located in Scott County, Arkansas. It has been described as a quiet, suburban city. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Morse is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, with a population of approximately 600. It is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the area, and among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. For example, in February, 2021, a man was […]
Somerville is a borough and the county seat of Somerset County, New Jersey. It has a population of roughly 12,000, and is located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, about 33 miles from Manhattan. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems […]
Fayetteville is a city of about 87,000 residents located in northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville is the third-largest city in the state and serves as the government seat of Washington County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. For example, in 2013, the Fayetteville Police Department arrested five people in a prostitution sting—four […]
Merton is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, with a population of about 8,600. The town is known to have prostitution issues, particularly that arranged via the internet, generating complaints to police. There have also been documented prostitution-related assaults with dangerous weapons, and sex trafficking activity within Waukesha County. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
Weston is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is approximately 15,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Mayville is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with roughly 5,200 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in 2017, a 31-year-old woman was charged with prostitution after being arrested by Mayville Police, who had responded […]
Pendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Indiana. It is located in Madison County and its population is roughly 4,700. Prostitution activity has been documented in the town, and cases of local sex trafficking involving child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often referred to in state laws as “child pornography) have occurred. Consumer level demand provides […]
Oxford is a village in Furnas and Harlan counties, in Nebraska. Its population is approximately 770. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the area, and among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore […]
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