Tigard is a city in Northwestern Oregon, of approximately 56, 000 residents, located southwest of Portland, OR in Washington County, OR. Prostitution has been known to occur in the area for decades, and businesses frequently complain to police about the detrimental effects prostitution is having on their businesses. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
Texarkana is a “twin city” straddling Texas and Arkansas state lines. The population of Texas residents of Texarkana in Bowie County is approximately 36,700. Prostitution has a long history in the city, spanning roughly 200 years. In contemporary times, it has been identified by law enforcement as generating numerous problems in the city, and residents […]
Tampa is a city of approximately 400,000 residents situated on the Gulf coast of Florida and serves as the government seat of Hillsborough County. The city and the surrounding areas of the county are known to have substantial activity in sex trafficking and prostitution, which generates a wide range of related crimes, including cases of […]
Suffolk County has approximately 1.53 million residents, and occupies the central and eastern portion of Long Island, New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial and longstanding crimes in many areas of Long Island, generating complaints to local law enforcement agencies and a wide range of serious felonies, including sex trafficking and […]
Stockton is a city with an approximate population of 322,000, located in central California, just south of Sacramento. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Steubenville is a city of approximately 18,000 residents and is the county seat of Jefferson County, located in eastern Ohio almost 40 miles west of Pittsburgh. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades, and has been linked to local related crimes including targeted homicides of women offering commercial sex […]
St. Petersburg is a city of over 260,000 residents, located along Florida’s western coast in Pinellas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for over 50 years. In addition, local law enforcement agencies have reported several cases of targeted assaults on – and murders of – individuals engaged in prostitution. […]
Springfield is a city of approximately 63,000 residents in Western Oregon, located just east of Eugene, OR, in Lane County, OR. Prostitution has been a persistent problem for city law enforcement in recent years, with commercial sex activity concentrated along Main Street and the city’s downtown area. Among the more serious issues associated with the […]
Spartanburg County is a county of approximately 314,000 residents, located in northwest South Carolina. Spartanburg is the county’s seat and largest city. In recent years, local residents and law enforcement officials have noted an increase in commercial sex within the county, specifically in the area’s massage parlors. Reports of the forced prostitution of minors have […]
Southaven is a city of approximately 55,000 residents, situated in the southern suburbs of Memphis in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as generating a wide range of problems in the area, including male sex buyers responding to online ads being shot and robbed. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
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