Lake County is a county of about 69,000 residents located in the north central portion of the state of California. The county seat is Lakeport. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in county over the past decade. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the county is […]
Chino is a city of roughly 93,0000 residents located in the western end of San Bernardino, CA, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region. Chino is adjacent to Chino Hills and Yorba Linda. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, […]
Sunnyvale is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County, CA, and has a population of approximately 153,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
Sugar Land is a city just southwest of Houston, TX, with a population of approximately 110,000 residents. It is the largest city in Fort Bend County, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding communities. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is […]
Batesville is a city in Franklin and Ripley counties in the state of Indiana. Its population is roughly 7,200, making it the largest community in both counties but is not the county seat of either. Arrest, identity disclosure, and loss of employment are consequences of buying sex that have occurred in Batesville. In August, 2015, […]
Los Angeles County, officially known as the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the state of California, with a population of more than ten million residents. The city of Los Angeles, CA is the county seat, the county’s largest city, […]
Sutton is a city in Clay County, Nebraska. Its population is approximately 1,000, and it is part of the Hastings Micropolitan Statistical Area in southeastern Nebraska, about 50 miles west of Lincoln. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems throughout the region, including within Clay County. In 2017, several members of the Clay County Sheriff’s […]
Claremont is a suburban city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, CA, about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, CA. It has a population of approximately 36,000 residents. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the city. Among the more serious issues associated with the local commercial […]
Lancaster is a city in Dallas County, TX with a population of approximately 41,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the city. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the city is sex trafficking, often victimizing children. For example, in 2017, a Lancaster man […]
Lonoke County is located in central Arkansas, about 30 miles east of Little Rock. It has a population of about 75,000 residents. The county seat is the town of Lonoke and its largest city is Cabot. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the area and most investigations begin with resident complaints. For example, […]
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