El Paso County, Colorado has a population of approximately 738,000 residents, and is located south of Denver along Interstate 25. Its population center is the city of Colorado Springs. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Additionally, there have been cases of targeted homicide against prostituted people. […]
Concord is the capital city of New Hampshire, and also serves as the government seat of Merrimack County. Its population is approximately 44,000, and it is situated along the Interstate 93 corridor in central NH. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the city, and some of the activity is linked to regional […]
The city of Maui, with approximately 160,000 residents, is the population center of Maui County, Hawaii. Prostitution, sex trafficking activity, and related crimes (such as drug offenses) have been documented in the city, and have led to complaints to the police from residents. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s commercial sex market […]
Peach County is located within the Macon metropolitan area of Georgia. Its Government seat is the city of Fort Valley, and its population is approximately 28,000. A wide range of problems and ancillary crimes associated with prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county, and generate complaints to police from residents and businesses. […]
Haywood County is located in the western region of Tennessee. Its population is about 18,000 and its county seat and largest city is Brownsville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county and has generated complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local prostitution market […]
Clackamas County has approximately 415,000 residents and is located in Northwestern Oregon. Its county seat is Oregon City and its largest communities are Oregon City and Lake Oswego. It also contains Canby, Wilsonville, Gresham, and a small portion of Portland. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been known to occur in the area for decades. […]
Clark County is the most populous county in Nevada, with approximately 2.2 million residents. The largest share of the county’s population lives within the city of Las Vegas (population of approximately 600,000), but the county also includes cities such as Henderson (population of over 300,000), in addition to unincorporated areas. The county has been identified […]
Payette County is a county in Southwestern Idaho of roughly 24,000 residents, and its county seat and largest city is Payette, ID. The county lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about 50 miles west of Boise, ID, and borders the state of Oregon. Additionally, the county is part of […]
Wichita County is located northern Texas. Its population is approximately 132,000, most of which reside in the city of Wichita Falls. The county abuts Sheppard Air Force Base. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Wichita Falls and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Wichita County. This activity and […]
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado and has a population of approximately 583,00 residents, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado, located just southeast of Denver, CO. The county seat is Golden, CO, and the most populous city is Lakewood, CO. Prostitution and child sex trafficking activity has been […]
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