Stafford is a small city of about 4,300 residents within Stafford County, Virginia, located along the state’s northern border. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a problem in the city and throughout the county, and residents have frequently complained to police. For example, in April, 2019, three people were arrested in Stafford in […]
Rhinelander is the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, and has a population of roughly 7,600. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Oneida County. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market are sex trafficking, child endangerment, child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, […]
Huntsville is the largest city and the government seat of Walker County, TX, with over 42,000 residents. Huntsville is approximately 70 miles north of Houston in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45, which runs between Houston and Dallas. Due to the city’s location along I-45, it is a part of what is known as the Texas Triangle. The […]
Macon County is located in central Illinois, east of Springfield, and has a population of approximately 100,000 residents. The largest city and county seat is Decatur. Serious problems related to prostitution, including the trafficking and exploitation of minors for commercial sex, have been reported in the county for over two decades. For example, in 1991, […]
Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. The city’s population is roughly 45,000 residents. The Cuyahoga County region has experienced a wide range of negative events associated with the local commercial sex market. For example, in March 2018, a Cleveland Heights man appeared in Cuyahoga County Common […]
Glen Dale is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, located along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town’s population is approximately 1,500. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the region, and ancillary crimes it generates complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer-level demand provides the […]
Kalispell is a city of approximately 26,000 residents located in Northwest Montana across the border from British Columbia. It’s the county seat of Flathead County, MT. Cases of prostitution have been reported in the city and throughout the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
Cascade County is located in Central Montana and has a population of about 82,000. Its county seat is Great Falls, MT, where prostitution has been well-documented. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county for over a century. In 1888, when the city was just four years old, an ordinance was passed […]
Guernsey County, Ohio has a population of roughly 38,000 residents, and its county seat is the city of Cambridge. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity within the county have been well-documented. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Lafayette Parish is a county in Louisiana located an hour west of Baton Rouge. It has a population of roughly 244,000, and its government seat is the city of Lafayette. Prostitution and related activity have been well-documented in the cities and surrounding areas of the parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
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