Sellersburg, Indiana is located in Clark County in the southeastern portion of the state. The town is home to approximately 10,000 people and is located along interstate 65, in close proximity to the major metropolitan area of Louisville, Kentucky. The larger area of Clark County has experienced problems associated with prostitution for years. For example, […]
Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, that has a population of about 6,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are know to occur in the city. For example, in July, 2019, two people were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child, according to Rumford police. Police had received a complaint that a child under […]
Mathews County is located in the Middle Peninsula area of Virginia. It is included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, and has a population of roughly 8,500. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented within the county. For example, in November 2019, a Virginia man was arrested and jailed without bail after allegedly […]
East Palestine is a village in eastern Columbiana County, Ohio. Its population is roughly 4,700, and it is located on the state’s border with Pennsylvania, about 20 miles south of Youngstown and 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented locally and throughout the region. For example, in December 2016, a […]
Yonkers is a city of about 209,000 residents located along the Hudson River, in Westchester County, New York. It is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, located directly to the north of the Bronx and just two miles north of the northernmost point in Manhattan. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well […]
Bow is an unincorporated community of about 3,600 residents in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Bow is roughly an hour north of Seattle and 30 minutes south of the Canadian border via Interstate 5. The region has had well-documented street prostitution and indoor prostitution […]
Tyler is a city of approximately 107,000 residents located in Smith County, in eastern Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Lynn is a town within Washington Township in Randolph County, Indiana. It is located in eastern Indiana, near the Ohio border, between Muncie, IN and Dayton, OH. The town’s population is under 1,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county for years, generating complaints and tips to police. Local efforts to […]
Randolph County is located in eastern Indiana on the Ohio border, between Muncie, IN and Dayton, OH. Its population is roughly 24,000 and its county seat is the city of Winchester. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county for years, generating complaints and tips to police. Local efforts to address these problems […]
Guilderland is a town of approximately 35,000 residents in Albany County, New York, located between Schenectady and the state capitol city of Albany. Prostitution within the town has been well documented. For example, in September and November 2005, Guilderland police arrested several individuals in two incidents involving the act of prostitution. To our knowledge, reverse […]
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