Lebanon is a city in Linn County that has a population of approximately 19,000 residents. The city is located in northwest Oregon, southeast of the state capital, Salem. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated citizen complaints […]
Logan is a city in Cache County, UT, with a population of approximately 53,000 residents. The city is notorious for its strict laws and zero tolerance for prostitution and related offenses. For example, according to the city’s laws in 1877, prostitution or owning a house of “ill-fame” was punishable with up to a $100 fine […]
Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, PA, and has a population of approximately 29,000 residents. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of about 114,000 residents. Due to the city’s location along the Route 15 highway, prostitution and sex trafficking are […]
Ingham County is a county located in Michigan with a population of approximately 284,000 residents. Its government seat is Mason, MI and the state capital of Michigan, Lansing, is largely located within the county. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems within the county. Ingham County prosecution logs, obtained by the Lansing State Journal through […]
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 […]
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, AL, and has a population of approximately 8,800 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska. The city’s population is approximately 31,000. It is located in the south-central region of the state, along the Interstate 80 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and other areas of Buffalo County for years, and generate a wide range of additional […]
Temple Terrace is an incorporated city in northeastern Hillsborough County, FL, adjacent to Tampa, with a population of approximately 26,000. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, generating complaints from residents to law enforcement. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is […]
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, MN, and has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding […]
Millry is a town of about 400 residents located in Washington County, AL. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the area, and among the more serious crimes associated with the area’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Among the efforts to address such problems have been the use of tactics meant to […]
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