Defiance is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in northwestern Ohio, about midway between Toledo and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. In 2008, a Defiance County Township trustee was found guilty on a prostitution-related charge following a jury trial. The man had […]
Lancaster County is located in eastern Nebraska, near Omaha. Its population is roughly 325,000 residents, most residing within the city of Lincoln, the state capital and government seat of the county. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the sex trafficking of minors is well documented. Robberies of sex buyers […]
Amesbury is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Northeastern Massachusetts, about 40 miles north of Boston in Essex County, near the New Hampshire border. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Prostitution has been investigated in local hotels and other businesses, generating other serious crimes (including […]
Lynn is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located roughly 15 miles north of Boston in Essex County, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, and generate complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is the […]
Boise is the largest city in and state capitol of Idaho, and the government seat of Ada County. It has a population of roughly 230,000 residents and is located in the southwest portion of the state near the Oregon border. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in Boise and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Ada County is located in southwestern Idaho and has approximately 512,000 residents. Its county seat and largest city is Boise, ID, which is also the state capital. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Boise and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Ada County. This activity and the problems […]
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama. It is the largest suburb of Birmingham, and has a population of about 93,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities in the Birmingham metro area, and in unincorporated areas of Shelby and Jefferson counties. […]
Monona is a city of about 9,000 residents in Dane County, Wisconsin. The community is completely surrounded by the city of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Dane County. This activity and […]
Rock County, Wisconsin has a population of about 164,000 and is located on the state’s southern border, abutting Illinois. Its county seat is Janesville. Rock County comprises the Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and […]
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin as well-documented problems associated with commercial sex, including human trafficking. For example, in July, 2019, a suspected human trafficker was arrested in Sheboygan County. During an investigation into suspected child neglect, police learned that the woman had left her two children with various people while she used drugs and engaged in prostitution. […]
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