Brunswick County is a county located in the southernmost part of North Carolina and has a population of approximately 137,000 residents. Its county seat is Bolivia, NC. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the county is sex […]
Quincy is a city and the county seat of Gadsden County, FL, and has a population of approximately 7,800 residents. The city is part of the Tallahassee, FL, MSA. Although instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been limited within the city of Quincy due to its proximity to Tallahassee, FL, the city has taken […]
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the state of Florida. Its county seat is also the state of Florida’s capitol, Tallahassee, FL, and has a population of approximately 293,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as pervasive problems in the county, in addition, there have been reports […]
Wildwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is a western suburb of the city of St. Louis. It is located in the far western portion of the county, abutting the city of Chesterfield, and its population is about 35,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity throughout St. Louis County have been well-documented. Among the […]
Brattleboro is a town of about 12,000 residents in Windham County, Vermont. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, and is the most populous municipality abutting Vermont’s eastern border with New Hampshire. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the city, particularly in massage-parlors and residences, as well as in […]
North Ridgeville is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio. The city’s population is roughly 36,000, and it is a suburb of Cleveland. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems within the city and the region. For example, law enforcement officials arrested two Lorain County men after an investigation into possible […]
Salem is a city of approximately 12,000 residents in northern Ohio, located in Columbiana County, with a small section in southern Mahoning County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems locally, and the local sex trade produces many additional crimes such as violence and drug offenses. Child sex trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of […]
Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, located about 30 miles west of Cleveland. Its population is about 12,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within Amherst and throughout the county. Some cases of the local sex trade have involved involved child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in state […]
Dublin is a city in Franklin County in the state of Ohio. Its population is roughly 49,000 residents, and the city is a suburb of Columbus. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented local problems. For example, in October 2018, Dublin Police arrested four Columbus women on soliciting charges in the 500 block of Metro […]
Caledonia County has a population of about 30,000 and is located in the northeastern part of Vermont. Its government seat and population center is the town of St. Johnsbury. Law enforcement agencies within the county are not known to have conducted reverse stings or used most other tactics proactively targeting demand. However, there have been […]
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