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Grants Pass is the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. It has a population of roughly 40,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented local problems. For example, in October 2021, three people were arrested after police alleged that a […]
Milton-Freewater is a city in Northeastern Oregon of approximately 7,000 residents located in Umatilla County, OR. The city received its current name in 1951 when the neighboring cities of Milton and Freewater voted to merge. The city is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in […]
Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, located six miles north of Orlando. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee metropolitan statistical area, and has a population of approximately 2,300. Local prostitution is well documented in the town, and is related to numerous problems throughout the county, including child sex trafficking. The county has also […]
Fair Haven is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, CT, in New Haven County, located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers, and has a population of approximately 39,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the neighborhood and surrounding areas for decades. This activity and […]
Chino is a city of roughly 93,0000 residents located in the western end of San Bernardino, CA, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region. Chino is adjacent to Chino Hills and Yorba Linda. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, […]
Los Angeles County, officially known as the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the state of California, with a population of more than ten million residents. The city of Los Angeles, CA is the county seat, the county’s largest city, […]
Florissant is a city of approximately 52,000 residents in St. Louis County, MO. It is located within the Greater St. Louis area as a northern suburb of the city. Prostitution and sex trafficking have a longstanding history within the City of St. Louis and surrounding areas. In 1870, the City of St. Louis passed an […]
Stark County is a county in northeastern Ohio with a population of approximately 374,000 residents. Its county seat is Canton. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented within the county and in its unincorporated areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Bedford is a city located east of Cleveland, OH, in Cuyahoga County. It has a population of approximately 13,000 residents and is considered an eastern first ring suburb of the City of Cleveland. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and within neighboring communities. This activity and the problems and […]
Jefferson County is a county located in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas along the Texas and Louisiana border and has a population of approximately 253,000 residents. The county seat is Beaumont, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented within the county and in unincorporated areas. This activity and […]
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