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Martin County is located in the Treasure Coast region of Florida on the Atlantic Coast. Its population is about 160,000, and the county seat is the city of Stuart. Martin County is in the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Among other cities in the county is Hobe Sound. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in […]
Stuart is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Martin County on the eastern coast of Florida, near Port St. Lucie. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in Stuart and its surrounding communities. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Sebastian is a city of about 26,000 residents in Indian River County, Florida. It is located in the Treasure Coast region, on the Atlantic Coast north of Point St. Lucie. Other substantial cities nearby include Vero Beach, Winter Beach, and Fellsmere. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the […]
Indian River County is located in the Treasure Coast region of Florida, on the Atlantic Coast north of Point St. Lucie. Its population is roughly 164,000, and its government seat is Vero Beach. Other substantial cities include Sebastian, Winter Beach, and Fellsmere. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the […]
Located in Kootenai County, Worley is a town of about 220 residents in northwestern Idaho, near the cities of Spokane, WA and Coeur d’Alene. It is within the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation. Prostitution has been well-documented in the town and throughout the region. Among the more serious issues related to the area’s commercial sex industry […]
Lorain County is located in northeastern Ohio within the Cleveland–Elyria Metropolitan Statistical Area, and has a population of approximately 309,000 residents. Its county seat is Elyria. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in […]
Hernando County is located in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida and has a population of approximately 194,500 residents. Its county seat is the city of Brooksville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result […]
Marion County is located in central Indiana and has a population of approximately 980,000. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state’s capital and largest city. County and Indianapolis residents, businesses, police, and others have recognized the area’s substantial prostitution problem for decades. They acknowledge the link between commercial sex and other crimes, including the sex […]
Bozeman is a city of about 55,000 in Southern Montana and is the county seat of Gallatin County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and surrounding area. Records of Bozeman’s red-light district date back to the 1870s, when a successful madam came from Helena, MT. In an 1880 census, there were […]
Bend is a city with approximately 97,000 residents in central Oregon on the eastern edge of the Cascade mountain range, along the Deschutes River. It is the government seat and principle population center of Deschutes County, OR. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems […]
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