Homerville is a city of about 2,000 residents in southern Georgia. It is the county seat of Clinch County. Tactics used to address demand in the city included sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure. In March 2022, a Homerville Police Department Captain was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and charged with pandering […]

McAlisterville is an unincorporated community of approximately 1,200 residents in central Pennsylvania, located in Fayette Township, Juniata County, PA. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the community, commercial sex activity has been reported to occur. To combat the local commercial sex market, police have been known to apprehend sex buyers in […]

Sewickley is a borough of roughly 4,000 residents in western Pennsylvania located in Allegheny County, PA, just 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. The city and its surrounding communities have experienced a wide array of problems associated with commercial sex, including the homicides of prostituted persons and sex trafficking victims (including 12 […]

North Sewickley Township is a township of roughly 5,500 residents in western Pennsylvania, is located in Beaver County, PA. It is part of the Pittsburg metropolitan area. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a role in police operations responding to commercial sex in the […]

McKean County is a rural county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with approximately 40,000 residents. Its county seat is Smethport, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents […]

Tiona is an unincorporated community of approximately 250 residents located within Mead Township, in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It is located near Minister Creek and U.S. Route 6, and is about midway between the larger towns of Clarendon and Sheffield. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the community, reports of their occurrence […]

South Bay is a city of just under 7,000 residents in Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida, almost 50 miles west of West Palm Beach. Child sex trafficking of a girl with a learning disability has been documented in the city. Sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure are consequences of sex buying that have occurred […]