Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the Arizona. Its population is approximately 145,000. The county seat is Flagstaff, which contains about half the population within the county. Additionally, part of the city of Sedona is also in Coconino County. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the county, […]
Apache County is a county of almost 72,000 residents in the northeast corner of Arizona, shaped like a long rectangle running north to south. The county seat is St. Johns, AZ. Child sex trafficking, including the production of child sexual abuse materials (i.e., child pornography), has been documented in multiple locations within the county. In […]
Batchtown is a village in the southern end of Calhoun County, Illinois. Its population is less than 200, but cases prostitution and related crimes have occurred there. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and […]
Ocean City is on New Jersey’s coastal Jersey Shore, within Cape May County, and has a population of about 11,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the city for decades, and commercial sex transactions have involved many other types of crime, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, also frequently […]
Lackawanna County is a U.S. county in the northeastern portion of Pennsylvania of approximately 216,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Scranton, PA. Local law enforcement has reported problems related to prostitution for several decades, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. International and domestic sex trafficking networks and […]
Jefferson County is a county of approximately 45,000 residents located in western Pennsylvania, along Interstate 80. Its county seat is Brookville PA. Prostitution has been reported at truck stops along I-80 and secondary roads in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. […]
Jasper is a city of almost 4,000 residents in northwestern Georgia, roughly 60 miles north of Atlanta. It is the county seat of Pickens County. At least one sex buyer arrest has occurred in the city. In September 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested a Pickens […]
Cambria County is a county of approximately 134,000 residents in southwestern Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Ebensburg, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and business. Among the more serious issues associated with the […]
Adams County is a county of approximately 105,000 residents in southern Pennsylvania, situated along the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Its county seat is Gettysburg, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented issues in the county and surrounding communities. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. […]
Watsontown is a borough of roughly 2,300 residents in central Pennsylvania, located in Northumberland County, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the borough and throughout the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Amongst the more serious crimes […]
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