Enid is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma with a population of approximately 50,000 residents. It is the county seat of Garfield County, OK. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for over a century. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in […]
Davidson County is a county of approximately 167,000, in North Carolina. Itts county seat is the city of Lexington, and its largest city is Thomasville. Another noteworthy city within the county is High Point, where High Point University is located. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, including instances relating to gambling, illegal drugs, […]
Luverne is a city of just under 5,000 residents in southwestern Minnesota, located in Rock County along the Rock River. Not many cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city, but sex trafficking has occurred within Rock County, and multiple local victims have been referred to services. The demand side of […]
Eagan is a city of about 66,000 residents, located south of St. Paul on the banks of the Minnesota River in Dakota County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, including child sex trafficking, which has resulted in complaints to law enforcement. There has also been a case in […]
Detroit Lakes is a city of just under 10,000 residents located in western Minnesota, and is the county seat of Becker County. During the summer months its unofficial population is much higher because of seasonal residents and tourists. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding county, resulting in complaints […]
Strongsville is a city of about 45,000 residents in Cuyahoga County. Located in northeastern Ohio, it is a suburb of Cleveland. Sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation have been well-documented in the city and surrounding county, including cases of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) being created and distributed. This activity and related crimes have led […]
Sandusky is a city of about 25,000 residents, located on the shores of Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in northern Ohio. It serves as the county seat of Erie County. Prostitution has been documented in the city and the surrounding county. For example, local residents have been arrested in stings targeting prostituted women. Opportunistic […]
Richland County is a county of about 120,000 residents, located in north-central Ohio about midway between Columbus and Cleveland. Its county seat is Mansfield. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the area have been well-documented problems, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Drugs and child endangerment have also been connected with the local commercial sex market. For example, […]
Severance is a Statutory Town of approximately 5,600 residents in the U.S. state of Colorado, located in Weld County, CO. The town is located on the Colorado Eastern Plains, northwest of Greeley, CO. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not pervasive issues in the town, reports of their occurrence have been made. In effort to […]
Hanoverton is a small village of about 300 residents in Hanover Township, located in eastern Ohio south of Salem in Columbiana County. Prostitution and child sexual exploitation have been documented in the township and surrounding areas. For example, in December 2017, three people were arrested by state police in a parking lot in Hanover Township […]
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