Reno is a city and government seat of Washoe County, NV. The city has a population of approximately 251,000 residents and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with […]
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the state of Rhode Island, and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region with an approximate population of 190,000 residents. Numerous problems associated with the local prostitution […]
Portland is a city of roughly 650,000 residents situated in Northwestern Oregon, across the Columbia River from the city of Vancouver, WA. Portland is the population center of Multnomah County and the area has a long history of serious and visible problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. For example, in January 2013, a 43-year-old […]
Polk County is an area that contains over 750,000 residents, and is located in central Florida. It contains the cities of Auburndale, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Inwood, Lake Wales and Davenport. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and prostitution-related child sexual […]
Platte County covers an area in western Missouri, just north of Kansas City, and has a population of roughly 109,000. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well documented problems locally, and generate a wide range of additional crimes. In an effort to reduce their prevalence and impact, local authorities have engaged in efforts to attack their […]
Phoenix is the largest commercial hub of and most populous city in Arizona, with approximately 1.625 million residents. It is the sixth largest city in the country, and serves as the county seat of Maricopa County. Situated within a day’s drive from the Mexican border and at the crossroads of several interstate highways, the Phoenix […]
Philadelphia is a city of approximately 1.58 million residents, within Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It is the state’s largest city, and the fifth largest city in the United States. Prostitution and commercial sex trafficking have posed formidable problems for the city, with activities frequently concentrated in the Kensington area. Both street-level and indoor prostitution have generated […]
Pawtucket is a Rhode Island city of about 75,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented problems in the community for decades. For example, in 1994 a woman was arrested for selling her daughter for sex for $10 per night. Brothels throughout Rhode Island advertised sex online, primarily with prostituted or trafficked Asian women. In 2013, […]
Palm Beach County is a county of approximately 1.5 million residents located on the eastern shore of Florida. Prostitution and sex trafficking are longstanding problems in the area. A wide range of additional crimes associated with the local sex trade have also been documented, including child sex trafficking and prostitution-related homicide, and serial killers who […]
Palm Beach is a community located in Palm Beach County, FL, north of Fort Lauderdale near West Palm Beach, with a population of roughly 9,000 annually (and about 30,000 seasonally). Prostitution and child sex trafficking are documented problems in the city. To address prostitution problems in the city, police have conducted reverse stings. In 1989 […]
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