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Howard County is a county of about 9,000 residents in northeastern Iowa, on the border with Minnesota. The county seat is Cresco. At least one opportunistic sex buyer arrest has occurred in the county. In May 2023, a New Hampton man was arrested for solicitation of prostitution after attempting to purchase sex from a cashier […]
Brooklet is a city of about 1,800 residents in Bulloch County, Georgia. It is located in southeastern Georgia in the greater Savannah region, roughly 10 miles east of Statesboro. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem throughout the county for many years, and has generated complaints from residents to law enforcement. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
Occoquan is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, with a population of just over 1,000. The town is a suburb of Washington, D.C. and is adjacent to Woodbridge. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for over 100 years. For example, a local prison built in the city was originally […]
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 […]
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties that is a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Its population is roughly 11,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the village, and throughout both counties. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, CA, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is about 20 miles south of San Francisco, and has a population of approximately 104,000 residents. Prostitution has historically been an issue in the county with initial reports dating back to the era of the gold rush. Prostitution and […]
Federalsburg is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, with a population of approximately 2,700 Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Salem is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, its population was just over 25,000. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, with a population of approximately 38,000. Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville, and is classified as part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas […]
Pottawattamie County has about 93,000 residents and is located on Iowa’s western border, near Omaha, Nebraska. Its county seat is Council Bluffs. Complaints from residents about prostitution date back to the 1870s. More recently, there have been multiple documented cases of sex trafficking (of both adults and minors) occurring within the county, as well as […]
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