Portage Township is a community of approximately 1,000 residents, located in Ottawa County in northwest Ohio. There has been at least one reverse sting conducted in the township. In March 2013, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, and the FBI’s […]
Cypress is a city of approximately 50,000 residents located in Orange County, California near Anaheim, Garden Grove, Long Beach, Stanton, and Buena Park. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Among the more […]
Thibodaux is a city of approximately 15,000 residents, located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, about 15 miles northwest of Houma. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, […]
Beachwood is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, located near Shaker Heights in Cuyahoga County, and has about 14,000 residents. Cases of prostitution and the attempted procurement of minors for commercial sex have been reported in the city. The Beachwood Police Department has conducted reverse stings to combat consumer-level demand for prostitution. In one operation, conducted […]
Minot is a city of about 48,000 residents situated along Highway 2 in Northern part of North Dakota. It’s the county seat of Ward County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including through illicit massage businesses, are well-documented problems in the county, generating numerous complaints to police from the community. The problems increased substantially due to the […]
Grand Forks, the county seat of Grand Forks County, is a city of about 57,000 residents in eastern North Dakota. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been known to occur in the city and surrounding areas dating back to the late 1800s when the railroads were being built. Prostitution increased a great deal with North Dakota’s […]
Meridian is a city of approximately 118,000 residents in southwestern Idaho, located in Ada County. It is the second largest city in Idaho and is a suburb of the state’s capital, Boise. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and unincorporated areas of Ada County. This activity and the […]
Located in the southern part of the state along Interstate 15, Helena is the capital of Montana and has a population of roughly 33,000 residents. It’s the largest city and county seat of Lewis and Clark County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known problems in the city and surrounding areas, dating back to times […]
South Burlington is a city of about 19,000 residents in northern Vermont, near Burlington in Chittenden County. While prostitution is not known to be widespread in the city, it (along with sex trafficking cases) have been reported in the area. To address such problems, it was announced in June, 2018 that the Vermont Human Trafficking […]
Springfield is a city in western Ohio with a population of approximately 60,000 residents. It is the county seat of Clark County and is located between the cities of Columbus and Dayton along Interstate 70. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, as well as in unincorporated areas of the county. […]
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