Langley is a town of about 2,000 residents in Aiken County, South Carolina. The community is located in the western portion of South Carolina, and abuts the state’s border with Georgia. It is part of the Augusta, GA metropolitan area and the city is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity […]
Aiken County is located in the Western portion of South Carolina, and has a population of roughly 165,000. It is part of the Augusta/Richmond County, GA metropolitan area, which is directly across the Savannah River (which marks the border between Georgia and South Carolina) from Aiken County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in […]
Gloverville is a city of about 3,000 residents in Aiken County, South Carolina. The city is located in the western portion of South Carolina, and abuts the state’s border with Georgia. It is part of the Augusta, GA metropolitan area and the city is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have […]
Minnesota’s Stearns County is located about 60 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking, often arranged online, have been reported throughout the county, and within its municipalities such as St. Cloud and Waite Park. In December 2017, Stearns County received a two-year state grant to convert a year-old sex-trafficking task […]
Jones County, North Carolina is located near the juncture of Route 58 and U.S. 17. It is sparsely populated, with just over 9,000 residents, and consists of small towns (such as Maysville, and Pollocksville) and unincorporated rural areas. Some prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the county and has generated complaints to police. For […]
Prescott is the county seat and largest city in Yavapai County, located in central Arizona, north of Phoenix. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county, since the late 1800s. In contemporary times, this activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Wichita Falls is a city of approximately 105,000 residents, located in northern Texas. It is the county seat of Wichita County, TX, and the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its central business district is five miles from Sheppard Air Force Base, the largest technical training wing and a NATO jet pilot […]
Greenwood is a city of approximately 22,000 residents, located northwest of the center of Greenwood County, in the northwest portion of South Carolina. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law […]
Surfside Beach is a city of approximately 4,300 residents, located in Horry County, South Carolina on the Atlantic coast. It is approximately 100 miles north of Charleston, near the cities of Conway and Myrtle Beach. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, encouraged in part by summer tourism. This activity […]
Bend is a city with approximately 97,000 residents in central Oregon on the eastern edge of the Cascade mountain range, along the Deschutes River. It is the government seat and principle population center of Deschutes County, OR. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems […]
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