Corbin is a city of approximately 8,000 residents, located in both Whitley and Knox counties in the southeastern portion of Kentucky. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding unincorporated areas of the counties. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Richmond is the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, and has a population of about 36,000 residents. The city contains Eastern Kentucky University, and is located along the major Interstate 75 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity […]
Seaside is a city situated along the Pacific coast of Northwest Oregon. It has approximately 7,200 residents, lies within Clatsop County, between Cannon Beach and Astoria. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates has resulted in complaints to law enforcement agencies. […]
Russellville is a city of about 11,000 residents, located in northwestern Alabama approximately 70 miles west of Huntsville. Russellville is the county seat of Franklin County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Santa Fe is a city of approximately 88,000 residents, located in Santa Fe County, in Northern New Mexico. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city and surrounding communities. However, according to police, the commercial sex market has shifted from occurring on the streets to primarily occurring online. The online commercial sex […]
Belvidere is a city of approximately 25,000 residents in northern Illinois, just east of Rockford. It is located in Boone County and is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the […]
Muskogee is a city of approximately 37,000 residents, located approximately 50 miles southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas since at least the 1980s. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Commerce City is a home rule municipality in Colorado and has a population of approximately 62,400 residents. It is located in Adams County, CO and is a northern suburb of Denver, CO. Adams County begins near downtown Denver and stretches east, containing a part of the major “strip” or “track” for street prostitution (“the Colfax […]
Loveland is a city of roughly 82,000 residents, situated about 60 miles north of Denver, CO in Larimer County, CO. For at least two decades, instances of prostitution, particularly those arranged online and conducted within city hotels and adult-oriented businesses, have been reported throughout the county. Several cases of prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, commercial sexual […]
Larimer County is a county of approximately 360,000 residents in the U.S. state of Colorado, situated roughly 60 miles north of Denver, CO. The largest city and county seat is Fort Collins, CO. Larimer County and its municipalities have documented substantial prostitution and sex trafficking activity especially in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. For […]
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