Tulsa County is located in northeastern Oklahoma, and has a population of roughly 673,000 residents, making it the second most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, OK, the second-largest city in the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in this county, and the Northeast region of […]
Iron County is a largely rural area of southwest Utah, with a population of about 60,000. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. In February 2018, law enforcement officials in Iron County arrested seven […]
With a population of approximately 73,000, Bismarck is the capitol of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. The city has a long history of prostitution and the problems associated with it, including sex trafficking and illicit massage businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child […]
Scottsbluff is a city of about 14,000 residents located in southwestern Nebraska, near the Wyoming border, in Scotts Bluff County. Authorities at local, state, and federal levels have identified the city’s proximity to Interstate 80 (specifically, located on the highway connecting Interstate’s 25 and 80) to be the primary factor in the level of prostitution […]
Flagstaff is a city with a population of approximately 74,000 residents, located in northern Arizona. It is the largest city and county seat of Coconino County, AZ. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city, and throughout Coconino County and the neighboring Yavapai County region. Additional crimes occurring within prostitution events, […]
Scottsdale is a city of approximately 255,000 residents, located in Maricopa County, Arizona near Phoenix and Mesa. Prostitution activity, including cases of sex trafficking of both minors and adults, has been documented in the community for several decades. Incidents of targeted assaults on individuals selling sex have also been documented locally. In their efforts to […]
Cartersville is a city of roughly 23,000 residents, located in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta in Bartow County, Georgia. Cases of local prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented for decades. Local law enforcement has conducted operations that are designed to demand for commercial sex. For example, in early March 2016, the Cartersville Police Department […]
McLennan County is located in central Texas and has approximately 263,000 residents. The city of Waco is the county seat, and other noteworthy communities within the county include China Spring and Woodway. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been reported in the county for several decades. In 2017 it was reported that the county ranked […]
Harrisonburg is a city of roughly 51,000 residents, located in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, northwest of Charlottesville. Prostitution activity, including incidents of sex trafficking of both minors and adults, has been reported in the community for decades. Cases of prostitution-related homicide have also been documented locally. In their efforts to reduce the wide […]
Dorchester County is a county of about 163,000 residents, located northwest of Charleston in central South Carolina. It includes the communities of St. George, North Charleston, Summerville, and Ladson, among others. Prostitution has posed considerable problems in the county, and has been linked to many other crimes including sex trafficking, kidnapping, sexual assault, and homicide. […]
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