The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community (pop. just over 2,700 at the 2020 U.S. Census), and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and related violence in the small community have been well documented for more than a century, dating […]
Bethel Park, referring to itself as the Municipality of Bethel Park, is a borough within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, approximately 7 miles southwest of the city, and has a population of approximately 34,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the city, and have generated related crimes […]
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa. Its population is roughly 5,400. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the city, and have generated related crimes such as rape, assault, drug offenses, and production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in criminal codes. These […]
Mitchell is a city in, and the county seat of, Davison County, South Dakota. Its population was 15,660 at the 2020 census making it the sixth most populous city in South Dakota. Mitchell is the principal city of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davison and Hanson counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
Saginaw is a city of about 48,000 residents in Mid-Michigan, and is the seat of Saginaw County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including multiple instances of child sex trafficking, have been well-documented in the city, resulting in complaints from residents. For example, in 2013 a local woman was arrested for arranging ‘sex dates’ on Backpage.com for […]
Monson is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 9,000. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the south-central region of the state. Multiple cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community, and have included the trafficking of children, the production of child sexual […]
Berrien County is a county of about 154,000 residents in the southwestern corner of Michigan, located on the shores of Lake Michigan and bordering Indiana. The county seat is the city of St. Joseph. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement from residents and businesses. Drugs […]
Calhoun County is a county of about 134,000 residents in southern Michigan, approximately 75 miles west of Ann Arbor. Its county seat is Marshall and its largest city is Battle Creek. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been persistent and visible in the cities and incorporated areas within the county, and the problems and ancillary […]
Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, located eight miles south of downtown Hartford. As of the 2020 census, the population was about 30,500. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and related crimes occurring in towns along the Berlin Turnpike in Connecticut – including in Newington – have been well documented for decades. Examples of local prostitution […]
Pontotoc County is a county of over 31,000 residents in northern Mississippi. Its county seat is Pontotoc. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county. 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 […]
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