Rock County, Wisconsin has a population of about 164,000 and is located on the state’s southern border, abutting Illinois. Its county seat is Janesville. Rock County comprises the Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and […]
Dane County, Wisconsin has a population of approximately 564,000 and its county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with […]
Juneau County,Wisconsin has a population of roughly 27,000, and its county seat is the city of Mauston. Other noteworthy communities in the county include New Lisbon. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin as well-documented problems associated with commercial sex, including human trafficking. For example, in July, 2019, a suspected human trafficker was arrested in Sheboygan County. During an investigation into suspected child neglect, police learned that the woman had left her two children with various people while she used drugs and engaged in prostitution. […]
Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Its population is about 8,200. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. […]
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin. Its population was just under 10,000 at the 2020 Census. The city is well-known regionally for being the largest city of the Door Peninsula, after which the county is named. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and in other […]
Park County is a largely rural area in Wyoming, with a total population of about 30,000 in its towns and unincorporated areas. Although prostitution is not known to be widespread, cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been investigated in the area. Among the more serious concerns expressed by community members about the local commercial […]
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has population of about 434,000 residents and is included in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county’s second largest city and government seat is Gretna, with approximately 18,000 residents, located just east of and across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The parish spans the area from Lake Pontchartrain abutting […]
De Pere is a city of approximately 25,000 residents, located in Brown County, Wisconsin. It is a suburb of Green Bay, and 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 results in […]
Ashwaubenon is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Brown County, Wisconsin. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Brown county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For […]
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