Norton is a city of approximately 20,000 residents in southern Massachusetts, near the cities of Taunton and Attleboro. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been […]
Kent County is a county located in central Delaware, and with a population of about 184,000, is the least populous county in the state. The county seat is Dover, the state capital. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been substantial, documented problems in the city for decades. Most of the policy activity addressing has been within […]
Twentynine Palms is a city of about 27,000 residents in San Bernardino County, California, about 30 miles northeast of Palm Springs. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
York County is located in the north-central section of South Carolina, and has a population of roughly 274,000. Its county seat is York, South Carolina, and its largest city is Rock Hill. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Forrest County, Mississippi has a population of about 78,000, and its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. (Most of Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County, but a portion extends into Lamar County). Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking in the […]
Morristown is a city of about 31,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee. Parts of Morristown extend into Jefferson County on the west and southern ends. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and unincorporated areas of Hamblen County. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Henderson is a city of approximately 300,000 residents in Clark County, NV, abutting the southeastern portion of Las Vegas. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with populations over 700,000 residents. In the State’s larger cities such as Carson City, Reno, and […]
Huron County is a county located at the northern tip of “the Thumb,” a sub region of Mid Michigan. The county’s population is about 31,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in county, and the problems and ancillary crimes they generate – including child sex trafficking, the robbery of sex buyers, and bestiality […]
Coahoma County is located in the Delta region of Mississippi. Its population is about 21,000 and its government seat is Clarksdale. In May 2009, a county supervisor and cardiologist was arrested and charged with the federal crime of soliciting prostitution across state lines. A federal investigation began when the suspect’s former colleague gave an FBI […]
Punta Gorda is a city of about 20,000 residents in Charlotte County, located south of Sarasota on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Commercial sex activity, often arranged online, has been reported in the county for decades years. Among the related crimes has been drug offenses (e.g, possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine) and minors being solicited for commercial sex […]
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