Lubbock is a city of approximately 257,000 residents located in Lubbock County and is situated between Amarillo and Midland in northwest Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city, and generate a wide range of additional serious crimes. For example, in August of 2013, the Lubbock Police Department conducted an undercover […]
Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, with approximately 630,000 residents. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the city for decades, and the area is known by federal and state investigators to be on domestic sex trafficking circuits. On at least one occasion, federal prosecutors discovered a human trafficking and prostitution ring operating in […]
Lorain is a city of approximately 65,000 residents, located in Lorain County about thirty miles west of Cleveland in northeast Ohio. Prostitution and related crimes, including the solicitation of minors for commercial sex acts and the sex trafficking of adults and minors, have been reported in the city for decades. Homicide of prostituted women has […]
Lincoln is the capital and second-largest city in Nebraska, with about 293,000 residents. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the sex trafficking of minors in Lincoln has been well documented for decades. Robberies of sex buyers have also been documented. Community members have complained to local law enforcement about […]
Leesburg is a city of approximately 23,000 residents, located in central Florida’s Lake County, roughly equidistant between Ocala and Orlando. Prostitution activity, occurring both at street level and within adult-oriented businesses, has been documented in the community for several years. Cases of forced prostitution – or sex trafficking – have also been reported. In October […]
Lawrence is a city of approximately 80,000 residents, located in Essex County, in Northeastern Massachusetts. In recent decades it has had among lowest median household income in the state. Prostitution has presented persistent and serious problems in the city for decades, including documented cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and the rape and homicide of […]
Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, with approximately 647,000 residents, and is located in Clark County. Dubbed “the Entertainment Capital of the World,” Las Vegas has also been identified by federal and local law enforcement as one of the nation’s largest hubs of prostitution and sex trafficking. Prostitution in the state of Nevada […]
Largo is a city of approximately 82,000 residents, located near Tampa, Florida. Like other cities in Pinellas County, Largo has struggled with the problems associated with commercial sex for decades, and the city has had documented cases of sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has […]
Lakewood is a city of approximately 155,000 residents in the U.S. state of Colorado, located just southeast of Denver in Jefferson County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city, and produce numerous additional problems. Among the more serious issues associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. For […]
Knoxville is a city with approximately 187,000 residents, located in Knox County in eastern Tennessee. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the city is known by federal and state investigators to be on domestic and international sex trafficking circuits. The city has also served as the operating base for at […]
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