Lake County is located in north-central Florida and has roughly 396,000 residents. Its county seat is the city of Tavares, and its largest city is Clermont. Prostitution and domestic minor sex trafficking have been reported in the county, which includes the city of Leesburg. For example, in April 2014 an undercover operation resulted in the […]
Ames is a city of approximately 66,000 residents, situated north of Des Moines in Story County, Iowa. Prostitution and the solicitation of minors for commercial sexual abuse have been reported in the city. For example, in late April, 2023, Ames police announced that a 44-year-old nurse practitioner and bowling alley owner was arrested and charged […]
Mount Jackson is a town of less than 2,000 residents, located in Shenandoah County, Virginia near Winchester. In 2014, law enforcement officials in the town reported an increase in prostitution activity and in response, in March 2014, officers conducted an anti-prostitution operation that resulted in the arrest of “half a dozen” individuals for prostitution-related offenses. […]
Bellevue is a suburb of about 150,000 residents in King County, WA. It is located across Lake Washington from Seattle. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and have generated, in addition to complaints to police from the community, an array of serious felonies such as robbery, weapons offenses, and serial rapists […]
Lennox is a census-designated place of approximately 22,500 residents, in southeastern Los Angeles County, CA, near the cities of Inglewood and Hawthorne. The community has reported chronic problems with prostitution for several decades. At least one serial killer targeting prostituted women has also operated in Lennox. To address these and other crimes arising from the […]
Hookset is a town of about 15,000 residents in New Hampshire, north of Manchester. Hooksett officials and local residents have reported problems with prostitution in the town, and local sex trafficking has also been documented. For example, in November 2014, two men were arrested and charged with trafficking “multiple young adult women” to hotels in […]
Dale is a borough of about 1,200 residents located in Cambria County, near Johnstown in western Pennsylvania. Despite its small population size, cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the borough. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Violence against individuals […]
Grand Junction is a city of about 67,000 residents located in western Colorado near the Utah border, and situated along Interstate 70. It is the largest city and county seat of Mesa County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law […]
Cheyenne is a city in Southeastern Wyoming of approximately 65,000 residents. In addition to being the state capital of Wyoming, it is also the largest city and county seat of Laramie County, WY. The city is positioned at the intersection of two major interstate highways (80 and 25). Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have […]
Situation in Northeastern North Dakota, Williston has about 28,000 residents and is the county seat of Williams County. Due to the North Dakota oil boom, the city’s population nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020. This increased prostitution and sex trafficking of both adults and minors in the area, as well as community complaints to the […]
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