Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, is situated along the Allegheny River about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The county’s population is roughly 353,000, and the government seat is the city of Greensburg. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Maple Shade is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, that has a population of approximately 20,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Burlington County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Franklin County is a county of approximately 98,000 residents located in central Washington state. Its largest city and county seat is Pasco, WA. Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of the state (along with Richland and Kennewick). Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas […]
Lathrop is a city of approximately 31,000 residents, located in San Joaquin County, California. San Joaquin County is located in the northern part of the Central Valley region of California, and other cities within it include Stockton, Manteca, and Lodi. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Lathrop and surrounding […]
Hernando County is located in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida and has a population of approximately 194,500 residents. Its county seat is the city of Brooksville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result […]
Bluffton is a small village in Allen and Hancock Counties in Ohio, and has a population of about 4,300. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the town and in nearby communities (such as Findlay), and in unincorporated areas of Hancock County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result […]
Smith County is located in east-central Texas, about midway between Dallas, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana. The county’s population is about 237,000, nearly half of which reside in its largest city, Tyler (pop. approximately 105,000). Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, with a population of about 11,000. Picayune is part of the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, and is located approximately 45 miles from New Orleans, Hattiesburg and Gulfport-Biloxi. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the […]
Robertson County is a county of about 74,000 residents in north-central Tennessee, north of Nashville. Springfield is the county seat, and another substantial municipality in the county is Millersville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Springfield and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Robertson county. In 2011, a […]
Millersville is a city that occupies parts of both Robertson and Sumner counties, located about 10 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee. The population is about 6,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of both counties. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
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