Saratoga County is located near Albany, New York, and has a population of approximately 230,000. It contains the cities and towns of Mechanicville, Stillwater, Clifton Park, Hudson Falls, and Saratoga Springs. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well documented in the county and several of its communities and unincorporated areas. This activity and the […]
Worcester County is a county with about 862,000 residents, located about 40 miles west of Boston and 40 miles east of Springfield in central Massachusetts. Some cities in Worcester County that have worked to address demand include Auburn, Fitchburg, Holden, Leominster, Milford, Northborough, and Worcester. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the […]
Nolanville is a city of roughly 6,200 residents located in Bell County, Texas, and is within the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bell County is situated south of Waco near Killeen in central Texas. Bell County has a population of about 363,000, and cities within the county include Belton and Temple. Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
The Town of Ulster is in Ulster County, New York, and is located within the New York City metropolitan area. The town has a population of approximately 13,000 residents. In an effort to respond to community complaints and reduce the demand for prostitution, police have conducted reverse stings. For example, in 2008 the Ulster County […]
Lancaster County is located in eastern Nebraska, near Omaha. Its population is roughly 325,000 residents, most residing within the city of Lincoln, the state capital and government seat of the county. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the sex trafficking of minors is well documented. Robberies of sex buyers […]
Alliance is a city of about 8,400 residents located in Southwestern Nebraska, near the Wyoming border. Authorities at local, state and Federal levels have identified the city’s proximity to Interstate 80 (specifically, located on highway connecting Interstate’s 25 and 80) to be the primary factor in the level of prostitution and sex trafficking activity in […]
Amesbury is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Northeastern Massachusetts, about 40 miles north of Boston in Essex County, near the New Hampshire border. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Prostitution has been investigated in local hotels and other businesses, generating other serious crimes (including […]
Randolph is a city of approximately 32,000 residents, located about 10 miles south of Boston, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and other serious crimes it generates (including child sex trafficking) results in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Lynn is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located roughly 15 miles north of Boston in Essex County, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, and generate complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is the […]
Lowell is an older industrial city of about 114,000 residents, located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston, MA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, and Lowell has been an area of operation for larger prostitution rings and human trafficking networks that span multiple communities (e.g., Lawrence, Tewksbury, Andover, Haverill), states, […]
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