Oak Creek is a city of approximately 36,000 residents, located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Montgomery County is located north of the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and has population of approximately one million residents. Its county seat and largest city is Conroe. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
Denton County is located within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area of Texas, and the city of Denton serves as its government seat. It has a population of approximately 942,000 residents, and portions of the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are within Denton County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities […]
Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, with a population of approximately 1,500. The town is located in the southern half of the county, south of the city of Auburn and north of Ithaca. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and in unincorporated areas of […]
Napa County is located north of San Pablo Bay in northern California. The population is about 136,000 residents. The city of Napa is the largest municipality in the county. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Napa and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Napa County. This activity and […]
Tonawanda is a city in Erie County, New York, with a population of approximately 15,000. It is located at the northern edge of Erie County, south across the Erie Canal from North Tonawanda and north of Buffalo. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in […]
Marshall is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, with approximately 14,000 people. Marshall is a regional center in southwest Minnesota and the county seat of Lyon County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of Lyon county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Fort Valley is a city in the Macon metropolitan area of Georgia. It has a population of fewer than 10,000 and serves as the government seat of Peach County. A wide range of problems and ancillary crimes associated with prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and generate complaints to police from […]
Clyman is a village of about 400 residents in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Dodge County. For example, the Sheriff’s office has expressed concerns over links to sex trafficking in a local strip club, and in April 2018 […]
Defiance is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in northwestern Ohio, about midway between Toledo and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. In 2008, a Defiance County Township trustee was found guilty on a prostitution-related charge following a jury trial. The man had […]
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