Ghent is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, near the city of Beckley. As of the 2020 census, its population was less than 600. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its other communities in the immediate area. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Raleigh County, West Virginia has a population of about 75,000. Its county seat is the city of Beckley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Terre Haute is a city in (and the county seat of) Vigo County, Indiana. It is situated five miles east of the state’s western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of approximately 61,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and […]
West Valley City is a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, and lies within Salt Lake County. Its population is approximately 140,000 residents, making it the second largest city in Utah. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the […]
Adams County is a county of approximately 66,000 residents in western Illinois. Its largest city and county seat is Quincy, IL. Adams County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution have occurred in the county for over a century. In 1918, the city of Quincy announced it would be closing […]
East Pennsboro Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Its population was just over 18,000 at the 2000 census. Cumberland County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is known to have been on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, if not before, and local prostitution has been a […]
Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, located in southeastern New Hampshire, about 15 miles inland from the Atlantic Coast and abutting the city of Dover, the seat of Strafford County. As of the 2020 census, the population of Rochester was approximately 31,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the […]
Hamilton County is a located in in the southern part of East Tennessee, on the border with Georgia and situated along the Tennessee River. Its population is roughly 367,000 making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. The county seat and population center is the city of Chattanooga. Other noteworthy communities within the county include […]
Greeneville is a town of about 15,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, located roughly 70 miles east of Knoxville. It is the county seat of Greene County. Prostitution and drugs have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. In response to a survey conducted in 2021 by the NCOSE team for a […]
Greene County is a county of about 69,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, located roughly 70 miles east of Knoxville on the border with North Carolina. Its county seat is Greeneville. Prostitution and drugs have been documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. To combat consumer-level demand in the county, web-based reverse stings […]
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