Trinity County is a county of about 16,000 residents in northwestern California. It is located along the Trinity River in the Salmon and Klamath Mountains and has no incorporated cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking have occured within the county. at least one sex buyer arrest has occurred. In March 2016, a man was arrested by […]
Wormleysburg is a borough of approximately 3,000 residents in western Pennsylvania. It is an incorporated area in Cumberland County, PA. It lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne belongs to the western group of Harrisburg suburbs located in Cumberland County. The three boroughs […]
Lemoyne is a borough of approximately 5,000 residents in western Pennsylvania. It is an incorporated area in Cumberland County, PA. It lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne belongs to the western group of Harrisburg suburbs located in Cumberland County. The three boroughs […]
Cranberry Township is a municipality of approximately 34,000 residents in western Pennsylvania located in Butler County, PA. Cranberry Township is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted […]
Butler Township is a township in western Pennsylvania of approximately 17,000 residents. It is situated just north of Pittsburg and is located in Butler County, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local […]
Pender County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 63,000. Its county seat is the city of Burgaw, and it is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been […]
Craven County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county’s population is 100,720, and the county seat is the city of New Bern. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. To combat the demand for commercial sex activity, and often in response to neighborhood complaints, undercover investigations and reverse […]
Bradford County is a county of approximately 60,000 residents located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Towanda, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. Due to a boom in oil and gas drilling in the area, the county has reportedly experienced a sharp increase in drunken […]
Bloomsburg is the only Pennsylvania municipality incorporated as a “town” and has a population 14,000 residents. It is the county seat of Columbia County, PA and is located 40 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes […]
Cabarrus County is located in the south-central part of North Carolina. The population is approximately 231,000. The county seat is Concord, and the county is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported, including sex trafficking of minors. Local residents have complained about solicitation of prostitution […]
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