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Memphis is the largest city in Tennessee, with approximately 628,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by local and national law enforcement agencies as persistent and serious problems in the city. High-profile sex trafficking arrests in Memphis have drawn drawn national attention. While some cases have involved the trafficking of adult women, the […]
Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, with a population of approximately 85,000 residents. It is located near Palm Bay, on the central Atlantic coast of Florida. Prostitution and sex trafficking cases in the county date back decades and have generated many crimes, such as assault, homicide, robbery, weapons and drug offenses, and the production […]
Maywood is a village of approximately 24,000 residents located just west of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. To […]
Martinsburg is a city of approximately 19,000 residents, located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia near Hagerstown, Maryland. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Lynwood is a city of approximately 66,000 residents, located in Los Angeles County, CA. The city is among the less affluent communities in the Los Angeles area, and has had longstanding and well-known problems with crime, including street prostitution – particularly along Long Beach Boulevard. Sex trafficking of high school girls has also been documented […]
Lynnwood is a city in Washington state and has a population of roughly 41,000 residents, located in Snohomish County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides […]
Lufkin is an East Texas city located in Angelina County, TX with a population of approximately 34,000 residents. Local instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is sex trafficking. For example, in December 2017, the Texas […]
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 […]
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly four million residents in the city proper. It is the largest city and the government seat of Los Angeles County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are chronic and widespread problems in the area, with activities centered for decades within the […]
Longview is a city of approximately 82,000 residents, located in Gregg County in eastern Texas. Situated at the intersection of Interstate 20, Route 80, and Route 259, Longview has been a site of widespread prostitution for decades, and child sex trafficking is also well-documented. To address such issues driven by the consumer-level demand that funds all […]
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