Gaylord is a city of about 4,000 residents in Otsego County in northern Michigan. Prostitution activity is well-documented in the city of Gaylord and in the surrounding towns and unincorporated areas within the county. Among the numerous crimes and other problems associated with prostitution in the area is sex trafficking of minors, cases of prostituted […]
Taylor County is in city of approximately 143,000 residents, most residing in the city of Abilene (pop. 125,000), and is located about 200 miles West of the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area, along Route 10. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Abilene and and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Bexar County is located in southern Texas and has a population of approximately 2 million. The county seat and most populous city, San Antonio, TX, has a population of over 1.5 million residents within city limits. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by community leaders and law enforcement agencies […]
Merced County is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley area of California. It lies about halfway between the Fresno and San Jose metropolitan areas, and Interstate 5 runs through the county. The county’s population is over 281,000 residents, and the county seat is the city of Merced. Both prostitution […]
Putnam County is in northern Tennessee. Almost half of its population of about 81,000 reside in Cookeville, the county seat. Prostitution and child sex trafficking, both web- and business-based, have been identified as problems and generated numerous complaints from residents to law enforcement. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Cookeville Police Department have used […]
Oneida County, Wisconsin has a population of about 38,000 and its county seat is the city of Rhinelander. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within the county, and to address them, efforts to hold sex buyers accountable have been pursued. For example, in October 2014, two men were arrested in Oneida County during […]
Harford County is a county of approximately 263,000 residents located in northeast Maryland. Its county seat is Bel Air, MD. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented issues in the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s prostitution market is child sex trafficking. For example, in November 2013, three people were arrested after […]
Tarrant County is situated in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The county seat is Fort Worth and as of 2023, its population is well over 2 million. It is Texas’ third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Like most large population centers, human trafficking and prostitution activity in the area have […]
Loudoun County has a population of approximately 428,000 residents, and is located in the metropolitan Washington DC region. Numerous cases of prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the county, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and associated with a wide range of other crimes. For example, in February 2008, the Leesburg […]
Hazlet is a township of about 20,000 residents in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is located across the harbor south of lower Manhattan (NYC), near New Brunswick and Middlletown, NJ. Cases of prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses, and have been associated with a wide range of […]
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