Payette is a city of roughly 8,400 residents in southwestern Idaho and is the county seat of Payette County. Payette County lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about 50 miles west of Boise, and borders the state of Oregon. It is part of the Ontario, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. […]
Fruitland is a city in southwestern Idaho of approximately 5,000 residents, located in Payette County. It lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about 50 miles west of Boise, and borders the state of Oregon. It is part of the Ontario, OR Micropolitan Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have […]
Wilsonville is a city in Oregon of approximately 27,000 residents, located primarily in Clackamas County, OR, with a portion of the northern section of the city being located in Washington County, OR. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues surrounding the area’s […]
Yakima County is a county in Central Washington state of approximately 257,000 residents. The county seat and largest city is Yakima, WA. Prostitution has been described by residents and businesses as a substantial problem in the county for decades, and more recently sex trafficking has been uncovered in several investigations. The county has also documented […]
Livingston County is a county of just under 61,000 residents, located in western New York about 35 miles south of Rochester, with a county seat in Geneseo. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county and surrounding areas. Police have targeted demand for commercial sex with at least one reverse sting operation and […]
Wayne County is a county of about 91,000 residents, located in upstate New York on the shore of Lake Ontario near Rochester. Its county seat is the city of Lyons. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county and surrounding areas, including a case of three local residents being arrested for their participation […]
Dutchess County is a county of approximately 297,000 residents, located in southeastern New York about 85 miles north of New York City and 75 miles south of Albany. Its county seat is in Poughkeepsie. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county and surrounding areas. This activity and the ancillary crimes it generates […]
Washington County is located in central eastern New York on the border with Vermont, roughly 50 miles north of Albany. The county has a population of about 61,000 residents and its county seat is Fort Edward. Prostitution and sex trafficking having been documented in the area, including instances of sexual exploitation of children. The Washington […]
Scappoose is a city of approximately 7,300 residents in Northwestern Oregon, located just north of Portland, in Columbia County, OR. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not necessarily widespread problems in the area, instances of their occurrence have been documented. For example, in 2013, a man wanted in a sex trafficking case in Seattle, WA, […]
Steuben County is a county of approximately 93,000 residents in southwestern New York, with its county seat in Bath. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and other cases of child sexual exploitation have been well documented within the county for over a decade. For example, in January 2021, Steuben County officials arrested a man following an undercover “child […]
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