Sumner County is a jurisdiction with approximately 200,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, located northeast of Nashville on the border with Kentucky. The county seat is Gallatin, and the largest city is Hendersonville. The county also contains portions of Millersville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the […]
Sullivan County is a county of about 158,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, on the border with Virginia. Its county seat is Blountville. Prostitution activity and drug use have been well-documented in the county. For example, in August 2015, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office arrested five women and a man on prostitution charges after conducting an […]
Greene County is a county of about 69,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, located roughly 70 miles east of Knoxville on the border with North Carolina. Its county seat is Greeneville. Prostitution and drugs have been documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. To combat consumer-level demand in the county, web-based reverse stings […]
Paradise Valley is an affluent town of about 14,000 residents in Maricopa County. Located just north of Scottsdale, it is the wealthiest municipality in Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. For example, in August 2008, 55 people were indicted […]
Canyon is a city of approximately 16,000 residents in northwestern Texas, in the Texas panhandle. It is the county seat of Randall County, TX and is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Targeted violence and murder of prostituted women has also […]
Valdosta is a city of about 56,000 residents in south central Georgia and is the county seat of Lowndes County. It is home to Valdosta State University. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been documented in the county, resulting in complaints from residents. Drugs have also been connected to the local commercial […]
Pickens County is a county of about 125,000 residents in northwestern South Carolina, on the border with North Carolina. Its county seat is Pickens. The county is part of the Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Identity disclosure and employment loss are consequences of sex buying that have occurred in the county. In March 2018, a man […]
Shamokin is a city of roughly 7,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania located in Northumberland County, PA. It is surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its […]
Fayetteville is a city of about 19,000 residents in west-central Georgia, located roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta. It is the county seat of Fayette County. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Steelton is a borough in of roughly 6,300 residents in eastern Pennsylvania located in Dauphin County, PA situated just 4 miles southeast of Harrisburg. The borough is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Police have conducted […]
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