Blue Earth County has a populaiton of about 67,000 and is situated southwest of Minneapolis, and abuts Nicollet and Le Sueur counties in central Minnesota. Located at the juncture of U.S. Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 169, law enforcement has reported prostitution activity– as well as incidents of sex trafficking and prostitution-related robberies– in the […]
Estherville is a city of approximately 6,000 residents, located in Emmet County, Iowa. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. For example, in January, 2009, officers responded to a call about a disturbance […]
Cold Spring is a village of fewer than 2,000 residents in Putnam County, New York. It is located about 30 miles north of New York City along the Hudson River, near West Point. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the small town and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of Putnam County. This activity […]
Fishkill is a village of approximately 2,000 residents, located roughly 30 miles north of New York City, in Dutchess County, NY. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Dutchess County. This activity and the ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Champaign County, Illinois has approximately 210,000 residents, and is the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. The twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are the only cities in the county and they abut the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, […]
Shelburne is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont. It is a suburb of Burlington located on the shore of Lake Champlain, and has a population of roughly 7,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the area have been well-documented for over a decade. For example, in February 2013, a man was sentenced in U.S. District Court […]
Petoskey is a coastal resort community in northern Michigan. The population is approximately 6,000, and it is the county seat of Emmet County. 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 […]
Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community of about 6,000 residents, located in Roscommon County, Michigan. 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 […]
Lewiston is an unincorporated community of less than 1,000 residents, located in Montmorency County, Michigan. 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 […]
Cadillac is a city with a population of about 10,000, located at the junction of US 131, M-55, and M-115, in Wexford County in northern Michigan. 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 […]
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