Brown Deer, is a village in Wisconsin with approximately 12,000 residents, located in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Prostitution activity has been documented in the village and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream […]
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough’s population was about 42,000. Fort Lee has longstanding problems with prostitution, but the trade seems to have expanded in recent years. This activity and the problems and […]
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, located on the central Atlantic coast of the state. It is considered part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, and has a population of roughly 27,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities, and throughout the county. This activity and the […]
La Plata is a town of under 10,000 residents in southern Maryland, and is the county seat of Charles County. 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 enforcement agencies […]
Tazewell County is a county located in the southwestern portion of Virginia. Its population is about 41,000. Its county seat is the city of Tazewell. Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and […]
Warren County, Virginia is within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of approximately 410,000 residents. The county seat is the city of Front Royal, VA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in that city and throughout Warren County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
St. Clair Shores is a suburban city bordering Lake St. Clair in Macomb County, MI. It forms a part of the Metro Detroit area, and is located approximately 13 miles northeast of downtown Detroit. Its population is approximately 59,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas […]
Sevierville is a city in east Tennessee with a population of approximately 17,000 residents. The city serves as the government seat of Sevier County and is located in eastern Tennessee, just southeast of Knoxville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, an operation in July 2017, led to the arrest […]
Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, with a population of approximately 38,000. Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville, and is classified as part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas […]
Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has a population of approximately 10,700residents, making it the third largest city in Luzerne County. The region has well-documented history of sex trafficking and prostitution activity. The county contained towns that were stops on a domestic sex trafficking circuit in the 1970s and 1980s. […]
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