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Bellevue is a suburb of about 150,000 residents in King County, WA. It is located across Lake Washington from Seattle. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and have generated, in addition to complaints to police from the community, an array of serious felonies such as robbery, weapons offenses, and serial rapists […]
Grand Junction is a city of about 67,000 residents located in western Colorado near the Utah border, and situated along Interstate 70. It is the largest city and county seat of Mesa County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law […]
Kennewick is a city of roughly 85,000 residents located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in mid-2013, three Kennewick teenagers were arrested for coercing a 15-year-old girl into […]
Slidell is a town of about 29,000 residents in the greater New Orleans area, situated to the northeast and about midway between New Orleans and Gulfport, Mississippi, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking are documented problems in the area, and among other efforts, local law enforcement have attempted to address these problems […]
Vancouver is a city of nearly 200,000 residents, situated directly across the Columbia River from Portland, OR. It is the county seat and largest city of Clark County, Washington. It is a part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a combined population area of approximately 2.5 million residents. Similar to Portland, the City […]
Berlin is a small town of fewer than 600 residents located in southern Georgia’s Colquitt County, roughly midway between Moultrie and Valdosta. Prostitution in the town has generated complaints to the police, who have linked the activity to a wide range of crimes. The Berlin Police Department has stated that it is important to combat […]
Watertown is a city of approximately 23,000 residents in northeastern South Dakota, located in Codington County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been known to occur in the city. For example, local law enforcement have reported that sex trafficking and prostitution are serious problems locally, with an increasing amount of prostitution activity moving online. Among the […]
Jackson Township (alternately referred to as Jackson) is a community of approximately 59,000 residents, located near Freehold Township and Asbury Park in Ocean County, New Jersey. Although local law enforcement do not appear to have conducted traditional “reverse” stings in the township, the Jackson Township Police Department has conducted an anti-prostitution investigation in September 2013 […]
Victorville is a city of approximately 136,000 residents, located near Hesperia in San Bernardino County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the Victorville, in 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 […]
Northwood is a city of approximately 5,000 residents, located just outside of Toledo in Wood County, Ohio. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and surrounding areas. To combat demand for commercial sex, at least three reverse stings have occurred in the city. For example, in February and March 2013, officers from […]
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