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Lane County is located in Western Oregon, along the Interstate 5 corridor. Roughly half of its population of about 383,000 resides in the county seat of Eugene, the second largest city in Oregon. Commercial sex is well documented in the central city, and in the surrounding towns and unincorporated areas. Among the more serious problems […]
Tumwater is a city of about 26,000 residents in Washington state, within Thurston County. It is located just south of Olympia, the state’s capitol and the seat of Thurston County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
DuBois is a city of roughly 7,500 residents in west central Pennsylvania. It is the most populous community in Clearfield County, PA, and is located about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Prostitution activity has been documented in the city for at least 40 years. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to […]
Pennington County is the second-most populous county in South Dakota, with a population of approximately 113,000 residents. Its county seat and largest city is Rapid City, SD. The county is located near the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range, and accommodates most of the tourist flow to Mt. Rushmore. Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
Mesa County is a county of approximately 156,000 residents located along Colorado’s border with Utah, west of Denver along Interstate 70. The county seat and largest city is Grand Junction, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county, and have generated numerous complaints by community member to the police. For example, in […]
Volusia County is located in the east-central part of Florida, including the coastal area northeast of Orlando and south of Jacksonville. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, its population is over 500,000, and its county seat is DeLand. Commercial sex activity has posed considerable problems in the community for decades, and […]
San Joaquin County is located in the norther part of the Central Valley region of California, has a population of roughly 800,000, and the cities within it include Stockton, Manteca, and Lodi. Sex trafficking and prostitution are longstanding problems throughout the county, in unincorporated areas and within the cities and towns. When the number of […]
Harford County is a county of approximately 263,000 residents located in northeast Maryland. Its county seat is Bel Air, MD. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented issues in the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s prostitution market is child sex trafficking. For example, in November 2013, three people were arrested after […]
Kershaw County is a county of about 66,000 residents located in South Carolina, just northeast of Columbia. The county seat and largest city is Camden. At least two reverse sting operations have occurred in the county. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested four men during a web-based reverse sting conducted in July 2015. Deputies posted […]
Goose Creek is a city of roughly 46,000 residents, located northwest of North Charleston in Berkeley County, SC. As in the neighboring communities of Ladson, Hanahan and Summerville, the city has reported problems with chronic street prostitution activity in certain areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is international […]
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