Ouray County is located in southwestern Colorado, and has a population of approximately 5,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, dating back to the 1800s when the city of Ouray was established as a mining town with brothels in a “red light district.” Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market […]
Burke County, North Carolina has population of approximately 88,000, and is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is the city of Morganton. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For […]
Lewisville is a Texas city that lies predominantly within Denton County, with a small part within Dallas County. It is considered a suburban community within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and its population is approximately 113,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the region, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law […]
Shallowater is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, with a population of approximately 3,000. Shallowater is on U.S. Route 84 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line, about 12 miles northwest of Lubbock, and is within the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout Lubbock County, and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Charles County is part of the Washington metropolitan area, located in the Southern Maryland region. Its population is approximately 169,000, and the city of La Plata serves as the county’s government seat. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county for years. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
Kapolei is a planned community of about 22,000 residents located in Honolulu County, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Prostitution has been a visible and persistent problem on the island for decades, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Sex trafficking has also become a growing concern, with numerous adult and child sex trafficking cases being reported, […]
Flower Mound is an incorporated town of about 77,000 residents located northwest of Dallas in Denton and Tarrant counties, Texas. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city and throughout those counties for decades, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
North Port is a city of roughly 80,000 residents in Sarasota County, Florida. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area, on the state’s lower Gulf Coast. North Port is the largest city in Sarasota County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city and […]
Mustang is a city in the southeastern corner of Canadian County, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area, and has a population of approximately 21,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the Oklahoma City region for decades. For example, residents of Mustang have been caught in prostitution reverse stings in Oklahoma […]
Medina has a population of approximately 26,000. The city is located in far northern Ohio, and serves as the government seat of Medina County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the area. For example, between 2017 and 2019, state and federal agencies assisted local law enforcement agencies in investigating numerous cities and […]
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