Kennesaw is a city of about 33,000 residents that lies within Cobb County, Georgia, located roughly 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of Cobb County. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Medina has a population of approximately 26,000. The city is located in far northern Ohio, and serves as the government seat of Medina County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the area. For example, between 2017 and 2019, state and federal agencies assisted local law enforcement agencies in investigating numerous cities and […]
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, with a population of approximately 13,750. It is located in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Reports of problems stemming from prostitution in the city date back to the brothels of the gold rush era in the 1800s. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for […]
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was just under 8,000 at the 2020 census. Latrobe was incorporated as a city in 1999. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city and nearby communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and […]
Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico. Its population is approximately 32,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in December, 2011, police in Alamogordo arrested a husband and wife on prostitution charges during an […]
Chaves County, New Mexico has a population of approximately 65,000, and its county seat is the city of Roswell. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in Roswell and throughout the county for over 100 years. In 1914, Roswell adopted an ordinance making prostitution a misdemeanor. More recently, the Chavez County Sheriffs Office and the Roswell […]
Forsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County, Michigan. Its population is roughy 6,200. It is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, about 10 miles inland from the shore of Lake Superior. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented throughout the county, including Forsyth Township. The problems associated with the local commercial sex […]
Harvey is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Harvey is located on the south side of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area, and its population is approximately 21,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city of Harvey and throughout Jefferson Parish, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Washington County, Pennsylvania has a population of roughly 201,000 and is located in the western part of the state, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county is the city of Washington, and other noteworthy cities include Charleroi, Monongahela, and North Strabane. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and this activity and the problems and […]
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was approximately 32,000. The county seat and largest city is Emporia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Local prostitution […]
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