Beltrami County is located in the northern part of Minnesota, roughly halfway between Duluth, MN and Grand Forks, ND. Its population is roughly 46,000, and its county seat is Bemidji, which abuts the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation, and Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented within the […]
Nisswa is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, and is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area, near Gull Lake. Its population is about 1,750. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in these cities and surrounding communities (such as Nisswa and Breezy Point), and in unincorporated areas of the Crow Wing County. […]
Crow Wing County is included in the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area of Minnesota, and has a population of about 67,000. Its county seat is Brainerd, and the county also includes the communities of Baxter and Breezy Point. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in these cities and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas […]
LaSalle County is located in the North Central region of Illinois, approximately 100 miles from Chicago, IL, and has an estimated population of approximately 109,000 residents. Its county seat and largest city is Ottawa, IL. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and […]
Ottawa is a city of about 19,000 residents located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County. The city is located in the north central region of Illinois, approximately 100 miles from Chicago. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county, […]
Montgomery County has a population of approximately 536,000 residents, making it the fifth-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat is Dayton, and Montgomery County is part of the Dayton, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Other cities in the county that have worked to address demand include Englewood, Huber Heights, Riverside, and Vandalia. Numerous problems associated […]
Contra Costa County occupies the northern portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It is primarily suburban, and has a population of over 1,100,000 residents. Its county seat is Martinez. Commercial sex activity has been well-documented in the communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and […]
Vanderburgh County is a county of about 180,000 residents located in southwestern Indiana, and Evansville is the county seat and largest city. County law enforcement has fielded complaints about prostitution from residents and businesses for at least two decades. The county has also documented multiple cases of targeted sexual assaults and homicides of prostituted women, […]
Jefferson County has about 778,000 residents and is located in northern Kentucky. The county contains Louisville, the largest city in the state. Prostitution has been a problem in the county, and it is known by federal and state investigators to be on domestic sex trafficking circuits. On at least one occasion, federal prosecutors discovered a […]
Alameda County is included in the San Francisco Bay Area, occupying much of the East Bay region in Northern California. The county’s population is about 1.649 million, and the county seat is the city of Oakland. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county for decades. While there are areas of affluence, […]
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