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 […]
South Salt Lake is a city of approximately 26,000 residents, located just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Both prostitution and child sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city, and throughout the region. For example, in 2013, a sex trafficking ring was investigated and dismantled by law enforcement officials; in doing so, officers discovered […]
Snohomish County is located in the Puget Sound region of Washington, due North of Seattle, and has a population of approximately 834,000. Key cities within the county include Everett and Lynnwood. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the county, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in […]
Sioux City has approximately 86,000 residents, and is located in western Iowa along the Nebraska border, north of Omaha and south of Sioux Falls along Interstate 29. Prostitution has been a well documented problem in the city for decades, and residents have complained to police about the wide range of problems it poses in their […]
Sharonville is a city of approximately 15,000 residents in southwestern Ohio, situated just north of Cincinnati, located in Hamilton County, OH. Prostitution is a well-documented problem in the city, and local experts estimate that the vast majority of persons engaged in commercial sex are victims of sex trafficking or are under the control of a […]
Seneca is a city of approximately 9,000 residents, located in Oconee County in northwestern South Carolina. On at least three occasions, law enforcement in Seneca have initiated investigations targeting sex buyers. In July 2008 and June 2010, officers with the Seneca Police Department conducted street-level reversals along city streets using a female undercover officer as […]
Seaford is a city in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of approximately 15,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city, and have generated numerous complaints from residents. For example, in October, 2015, Delaware State Police detectives arrested two women at a Seaford area massage parlor after receiving citizen complaints of prostitution […]
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in northern Michigan, abutting the Canadian border, and has a population of approximately 13,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the city, and throughout the rest of Chippewa County. The activity has generated numerous complaints from residents to police about prostitution. In […]
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