Salt Lake City, is the capitol and the most populous city of the state of Utah. It has a population of approximately 200,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Salem is city that serves both as the state capital of Oregon and the county seat of Marion County, OR, and has a population of approximately 178,ooo residents. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the community, and residents living in areas affected by prostitution have reported being propositioned by potential sex […]
Rochester is a city of approximately 200,000 residents, located east of Buffalo in Monroe County, New York. The city has experienced chronic and well-documented issues related to prostitution and sex trafficking for many decades. A recent example includes a case in which a Rochester man pled guilty to sex trafficking by coercion, admitting to using […]
Riverside County is located in southern California, southeast of Los Angeles, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the communities (e.g., Corona, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Riverside, Temecula) and unincorporated ares of the county. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside Police […]
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and government seat of Henrico County, VA. The city has a population of approximately 230,000 residents. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial local problems by law enforcement in the city, and residents have complained to […]
Richland County is located in central South Carolina, and its population center is the city of Columbia. The county has an approximate population of 422,000. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has conducted street-level reverse stings since at least 1989. Complaints from the community, at times, have focused police attention around Two Notch and Bush River […]
Reno is a city and government seat of Washoe County, NV. The city has a population of approximately 251,000 residents and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with […]
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 95,000, near Allentown, PA. It is the largest city and government seat of Berks County, PA. The community has reported chronic problems with prostitution such as the robbery of sex buyers and targeted sexual assaults of prostituted women. Among the more serious issues […]
Raleigh, North Carolina, is a city of roughly 470,000 residents that is the state’s capitol and its largest city. It has had longstanding problems resulting from prostitution and sex trafficking, including cases involving minors and adults with cognitive disabilities. For example, in August, 2021, a local man was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in […]
Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 79,000. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, approximately 30 miles south of Milwaukee and 60 miles north of Chicago. The presence of prostitution and sex trafficking is well-documented in the city and […]
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