Ottawa County is a county located in the northwestern part of Ohio, and has a population of approximately 41,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
High Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 4,300. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. Consumer […]
Gloucester County, New Jersey has a population of approximately 304,000 and is located about 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia and 50 miles northwest of Atlantic City. It is part of the Camden, New Jersey metropolitan area. Noteworthy communities within the county include Mantua Township and Greenwich Township. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the […]
Mantua Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey with a population of approximately 15,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the local area, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. […]
Fowlerville is a village in Livingston County, in southeastern Michigan. Its population is roughly 3,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within Livingston County, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex […]
Cambridge is a city of approximately 10,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Guernsey County, Ohio. 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 local […]
Snyder County, Pennsylvania has a population of approximately 40,000, and its county seat is the city of Middleburg. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and […]
Crawford County, Indiana has a population of roughly 10,500, and is located about 20 mile west of Louisville, KY. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution […]
Bishop, California, is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, northwest of Death Valley, and has a population of approximately 3,800. Inyo County and the greater Death Valley region have a long history of prostitution dating back to the 1800s […]
West Alton, New Hampshire is located on the southern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, in Belknap County, and has a population of approximately 2,200. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics have been implement in West Alton. In October, 2022, the former manager of the West […]
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