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Zanesville is a city of about 25,000 residents located along Interstate 70 just east of Columbus in the state of Ohio. Police have fielded continuous complaints about prostitution from residents and businesses, and sex trafficking is known to occur in the city. In 2007, dental records identified the skeletal remains of a 21-year-old Zanesville resident who […]
Woonsocket is a city of approximately 43,000 residents, located along the Massachusetts border in northern Rhode Island. Prostitution has been identified by local residents as a chronic problem in certain areas of the city for decades. Crimes generated from the local sex trade include the serial homicide of prostituted women, sex trafficking of adults and […]
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of approximately 390,000 residents. Situated in Sedgwick County at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 54, the city has struggled since at least the late 1970s with numerous problems associated with commercial sex occurring along major roadways. The south and north corridors of […]
West Sacramento is a city of approximately 54,000 residents, located just across the Sacramento River from the city of Sacramento in Yolo County, CA. The city has struggled with persistent street prostitution in the downtown area for decades. Local residents and law enforcement have also reported other problems related to prostitution, such as the robbery […]
West Palm Beach is a city of approximately 117,000 residents, located in Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent local problems for decades and a wide range of crimes associated with the local sex trade have been well documented. For example, sex buyers have been set up by prostituted […]
Washington, DC is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River and shares a border with Virginia and Maryland. It has a population of approximately 713,000 residents and is one of the most visited cities in the U.S. Like most large cities, […]
Waco is a city of about 138,000 residents in McLennan County in central Texas, located along an interstate highway (Rt. 35) that links the Dallas/Fort Worth area with Austin, and is home to Baylor University. The city has long recognized that substantial prostitution activity occurs locally, and generates a wide range of other crimes and […]
Vallejo is a city of approximately 121,000 residents, situated west of Sacramento in northern California’s Solano County, near Fairfield and Benicia. The city has been known for its robust commercial sex trade for decades. A wide range of local problems and ancillary crimes associated with prostitution have been documented, such as kidnapping, murder, rape, sex […]
Utica is a city of approximately 65,000 residents, located along the Mohawk River near Rome in Oneida County, New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and its surrounding areas. In one 2003 case, a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim was murdered in Utica. In 2019, a sex buyer in Utica was […]
Travis County is a county in south central Texas that includes the city of Austin. Other noteworthy communities in the county include Pflugerville and Wells Branch. The county has a population of approximately 1.3 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the county for decades. In August 2012, […]
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