Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. Its population is about 58,000, its county seat is the city of Montpelier, the state capitol. The town lies in the Green Mountains and has been home to Norwich University since 1866. The county population is roughly 58,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are […]
South Point is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio with a population of approximately 4,000 residents. South Point is a part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan statistical area. Although instances of prostitution and sex trafficking are limited within the village, they have been well-documented in surrounding communities, such as in the neighboring city of Huntington, […]
Byron Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. Its population is about 7,000, and it is located within Byron Township. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in Kent County and the Grand Rapids area. Among the responses to these problems are those attempting to reduce […]
Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, PA with a population of approximately 4,300 residents. Although prostitution and sex trafficking activity is limited within the borough of Hamburg, it has been well-documented throughout the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the area is sex trafficking. For example, in […]
Clermont County is a county located in southwestern Ohio and has a population of approximately 206,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county. For example, in September 2012, three people were arrested as the result of an investigation into a prostitution ring operating out of a local mobile home park. According […]
Caledonia County has a population of about 30,000 and is located in the northeastern part of Vermont. Its government seat and population center is the town of St. Johnsbury. Law enforcement agencies within the county are not known to have conducted reverse stings or used most other tactics proactively targeting demand. However, there have been […]
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, NJ and has a population of approximately 6,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented within the county and its unincorporated areas. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement […]
Oconee County is a county in the westernmost part of South Carolina that has a population of approximately 80,000 residents. Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest city is Seneca. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in May 2012, a 62-year-old Seneca resident and “former Guardian […]
Perry is a city in central Georgia, located in Houston County, GA, with approximately 22,000 residents. It is the county seat of Houston County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with prostitution in the city is the sex trafficking […]
Houston County is a county located in central Georgia with a population of approximately 167,000 residents. Its county seat is Perry, although the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
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