Rolla is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 20,000, and it is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield, along I-44. Prostitution activity in the city has been well-documented, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more […]
Cherokee County, South Carolina and has a population of about 56,000 and its county seat is the city of Gaffney. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Warrick County, Indiana has a population of approximately 63,000 and its county seat is the city of Boonville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, 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, and has […]
Switzerland County is situated in the southeast corner of Indiana. Its population is roughly 11,000, and its county seat is Vevay, one of just two incorporated towns in the county. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county for more than a century, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law […]
Wright County, Iowa has a population of approximately 13,000 and its county seat is the city of Clarion. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, 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, and […]
Hart County is a county located in the south central portion of Kentucky, and has a population of about 18,000. Its county seat is Munfordville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. This activity and the problems […]
Kenton County is located in the northern part of Kentucky and has a population of approximately 167,000. Its county seats are the cities of Covington and Independence. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with […]
South Coatesville is a borough of roughly 1,600 residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, located within Chester County, PA. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the borough. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. For example, in 2001, a large scale […]
Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of Georgia. Its population is approximately 45,000, and its county seat is the city of Clarkesville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue […]
Somerset County is located in the Raritan Valley in the north-central region of New Jersey, within the New York Metropolitan Area, about 33 miles from Manhattan. The county’s population is approximately 346,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county and throughout the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
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