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Dallas County, is a county in the Northeastern region of Texas, known for being the second most populated county in the state with approximately 2.6 million residents. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have been pervasive issues within Dallas County. Dallas County is a destination location in what is known as the […]
Cameron County is located in the southernmost part of Texas, directly across the border from Matamoros, Mexico. The county has a population of approximately 423,000 residents and its county seat is Brownsville, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking have posed to be persistent and visible problems within the county for at least two decades and have […]
Brazos County is a Texas county located between the metropolitan areas of Austin, TX and Houston, TX. The county has a population of approximately 237,000 residents and its county seat is Bryan, TX. Brazos County is also home to Texas’ largest university, Texas A&M University. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have […]
Brazoria County is a county in the Gulf-Coast region of Texas and has a population of approximately 380,000 residents. Brazoria County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The county seat is Angleton, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in 2017 two men were taken […]
Greenwood Village is a municipality of about 15,000 residents located in Arapahoe County, the third-most populous county in Colorado. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the city and throughout the Arapahoe County area have been well-documented. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is the sex trafficking of adults and minors. […]
Shelby County, Tennessee is located in the southeastern part of the state, and has a population of about 925,000. It is the state’s largest county both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, the second most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by […]
Tyler is a city of approximately 107,000 residents located in Smith County, in eastern Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Gregg County is a county located in eastern Texas and has a population of roughly 124,000. Its county seat is the city of Longview, which has approximately 80,000 residents. Containing the intersection of Interstate 20, Route 80, and Route 259, the county has been a site of widespread prostitution for decades, generating numerous complaints to city […]
Muskingum County, Ohio has a population of about 86,000 and its county seat is the city of Zanesville. It is located in central Ohio, about 70 miles east of Columbus on the Interstate 70 corridor. Police have fielded “continuous” complaints about prostitution from residents and businesses, and sex trafficking is known to occur in many […]
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado and has a population of approximately 583,00 residents, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado, located just southeast of Denver, CO. The county seat is Golden, CO, and the most populous city is Lakewood, CO. Prostitution and child sex trafficking activity has been […]
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