Traverse City is a city of about 15,000 residents located in northern Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. It is the largest city in and government seat of Grand Traverse County. Prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation have been documented locally, including cases of child sex trafficking. There have also been drugs involved in the […]
Kay County is located north of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has approximately 44,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in its communities and unincorporated areas, particularly in the rest stops and exits on the Interstate 35 corridor that runs north/south through the county. Among the more serious problems associated with prostitution in […]
Corbin is a city of approximately 8,000 residents, located in both Whitley and Knox counties in the southeastern portion of Kentucky. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding unincorporated areas of the counties. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Richmond is the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, and has a population of about 36,000 residents. The city contains Eastern Kentucky University, and is located along the major Interstate 75 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity […]
Seaside is a city situated along the Pacific coast of Northwest Oregon. It has approximately 7,200 residents, lies within Clatsop County, between Cannon Beach and Astoria. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates has resulted in complaints to law enforcement agencies. […]
Maricopa is a city of approximately 58,000, located in the greater Phoenix metro area, in Pinal County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city, 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 […]
Pinal County is located in central Arizona, occupying most of the land between the metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson. The county seat is Florence, and although mostly rural and unincorporated, the county has a population of approximately 450,000 residents, and contains a number of substantial municipalities such as Apache Junction, Casa Grande, and Maricpoa. […]
Russellville is a city of about 11,000 residents, located in northwestern Alabama approximately 70 miles west of Huntsville. Russellville is the county seat of Franklin County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Monaca is a borough of about 6,000 residents in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and located along the Ohio River. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a role in police operations responding to prostitution in Monaca and nearby towns […]
La Follette is a city of approximately 7,000 residents, located in Campbell County in the North-Central portion of Tennessee, north of Knoxville and near the Interstate 75 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, and generates numerous complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in August 2018, the La […]
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