State College is a municipality of about 40,000 residents in central Pennsylvania, and serves as the home of Penn State University’s main campus. Prostitution activity in the city is well-documented, and includes cases of college students engaging in exchanging money for sex and prostitution in massage businesses. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Farrell is a city of roughly 4,000 residents, located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, within the Youngstown–Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Mercer County. For example, in May 2021 a woman pleaded guilty to distribution of material depicting […]
Situated on the edge of the Cascade mountain range in Central Oregon, along the Deschutes River, Deschutes County has about 204,000 residents. Its government seat and principle population center is the city of Bend. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
Sebastian is a city of about 26,000 residents in Indian River County, Florida. It is located in the Treasure Coast region, on the Atlantic Coast north of Point St. Lucie. Other substantial cities nearby include Vero Beach, Winter Beach, and Fellsmere. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the […]
Craig is a city of about 1,200 residents in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of Alaska, in the South Eastern region of the state abutting British Columbia, Canada. While prostitution is not known to be a pervasive problem in the city, it has occurred and generated complaints to local law enforcement agencies. Among the […]
Pike County is located in eastern Kentucky, and has a population of about 57,000 residents. Its county seat is Pikeville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Pikeville and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Millcreek Township is a community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and has a population of about 53,000. It is the largest suburb of Erie County, and the 14th-largest municipality in the state, larger than the cities of Altoona and Harrisburg. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in […]
Plymouth is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and has a population of roughly 11,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of Litchfield County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Kent County is a county located in central Delaware, and with a population of about 184,000, is the least populous county in the state. The county seat is Dover, the state capital. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been substantial, documented problems in the city for decades. Most of the policy activity addressing has been within […]
Henderson is a city of approximately 300,000 residents in Clark County, NV, abutting the southeastern portion of Las Vegas. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with populations over 700,000 residents. In the State’s larger cities such as Carson City, Reno, and […]
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