Roxboro is a city of approximately 8,300 residents, located 30 miles north of Durham, North Carolina. It is the county seat of Person County, which is part of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sexual exploitation, including of minors, have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the […]
Chester County, colloquially known as Chesco, is a county of roughly 535,000 residents in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary […]
North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The population is approximately 4,200. Prostitution is an ongoing concern in the town, and reports of violence against individuals engaging in commercial sex, including a targeted homicide of a prostituted women, have been reported. In January 2019, a man approached police in Washington, DC, and […]
Arcadia is a city of about 8,000 residents in southwestern Florida, located almost 50 miles north of Fort Myers. It serves as the government seat of DeSoto County. In July 2019, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office participated in “Operation Intercept VI,” conducted by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, which focused on protecting children from online […]
East Whiteland Township is a township of approximately 15,000 residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, located in Chester County, PA. It is situated just north of the state’s largest city, Philadelphia, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and greater county areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints […]
Centre County is a county of approximately 163,000 residents in the central Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Bellefonte, PA. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Canton is a borough of approximately 1,900 residents in Pennsylvania located in Bradford County, PA. Although there have been relatively few reports of prostitution and sex trafficking in the borough of Canton, instances of commercial sex have occurred in the city and have been well-documented in the greater county area. Due to a boom in […]
Kings Mountain is a small suburban city within the Charlotte metropolitan area in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina. Most of the city is in Cleveland County, with a small eastern portion in Gaston County. The population is roughly 11,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented within the city, including instances of sex trafficking […]
Yorba Linda is a suburban city of about 68,000 residents in northeastern Orange County, located approximately 37 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Some of the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market include […]
The County of Tuolumne is a county of about 54,000 residents in eastern California, located in the Stanislaus National Forest on the border with Yosemite National Park. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. Prostitution and the ancillary crimes it generates have been longstanding problems in the county for decades, resulting in complaints […]
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