Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas with a population of approximately 524,000 residents, making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. The county lies at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 54 and has struggled with commercial […]
Newaygo County is a county of almost 50,000 residents in western Michigan. Located about 60 miles north of Grand Rapids, its county seat is the city of White Cloud. Prostitution and child sexual exploitation have been documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. To combat the crimes associated with illegal commercial sex, […]
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas and has a population of approximately 75,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Manhattan, KS. Riley County is home to two of Kansas’s largest employers: Fort Riley and Kansas State University. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been reported in the […]
Marquette County is a county of approximately 66,000 residents, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along the shore of Lake Superior. Its county seat is Marquette. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, including instances of drugs being traded for sex. There has also been an incident in which a sex […]
Macomb is a city of almost 18,000 residents and is the county seat of McDonough County, located in western Illinois about 75 miles southwest of Peoria. Issues related to the sex trade have been documented in the city and greater county area. For example, in 2014 a strip club opened just outside Macomb, resulting in […]
Geary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas with approximately 37,000 residents. Its county seat and most populous city is Junction City, KS. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has generated complaints to local law […]
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas with a population of approximately 20,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Fort Scott, KS. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated reports to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. Among […]
Salina is a city of approximately 50,000 residents in central Kansas. It is the largest city and county seat of Saline County, KS. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement by residents and […]
Payne County is located in north-central Oklahoma and has population of approximately 82,000 residents. It is located along the Interstate 35 corridor and is about equidistant from Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Its largest city and county seat is Stillwater, OK. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the […]
Ardmore is a city of approximately 25,000 residents in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the largest city and county seat of Carter County, OK. It is also the anchor of the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area which is an area consisting of two counties and has an estimated population of 60,000 residents. Prostitution and […]
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