San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas’ Bexar County, and with a population of over 1.5 million residents. San Antonio is the largest city in southern Texas, the second largest city in the state of Texas, and the 7th largest city in the United States. Exacerbated by the city’s location, prostitution and sex […]
Salem is city that serves both as the state capital of Oregon and the county seat of Marion County, OR, and has a population of approximately 178,ooo residents. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the community, and residents living in areas affected by prostitution have reported being propositioned by potential sex […]
Roseville is a suburb of Sacramento with roughly 152,000 residents, located along Interstate 80. The Roseville Police Department has made prostitution arrests over the years and fielded numerous complaints from residents about prostitution activity. The town also has known cases of sex trafficking, such as a 2010 case in which a couple held a 15 […]
Rocky Mount is a city of approximately 54,000 residents, located roughly equidistant between Raleigh and Greenville near Wilson in Edgecombe and Nash Counties, North Carolina. Local residents and law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution in the city for over two decades. Rocky Mount has also served as the operating base for at least one […]
Reno is a city and government seat of Washoe County, NV. The city has a population of approximately 251,000 residents and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with […]
Rapid City is the second-largest city in South Dakota, with a population of approximately 76,000 residents, and serves as the government seat of Pennington County. It is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range in the western part of the state, and accommodates most of the tourist flow to Mt. Rushmore. […]
Raleigh, North Carolina, is a city of roughly 470,000 residents that is the state’s capitol and its largest city. It has had longstanding problems resulting from prostitution and sex trafficking, including cases involving minors and adults with cognitive disabilities. For example, in August, 2021, a local man was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in […]
Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 79,000. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, approximately 30 miles south of Milwaukee and 60 miles north of Chicago. The presence of prostitution and sex trafficking is well-documented in the city and […]
Portsmouth is a city of approximately 21,000 residents on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire. Most prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the city appears to be centered in hotels and other indoor venues, and is arranged through online solicitation. Community complaints play a role in police responding to prostitution in the city, and efforts […]
Portland is a city of roughly 650,000 residents situated in Northwestern Oregon, across the Columbia River from the city of Vancouver, WA. Portland is the population center of Multnomah County and the area has a long history of serious and visible problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. For example, in January 2013, a 43-year-old […]
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