Galveston County is in southeast Texas, near the Houston metropolitan area, and has a population of about 355,000 residents. Public officials, business owners, and local residents have reported ongoing problems with prostitution and sex trafficking in Galveston County, and the cities it contains, for decades. Recent examples include a case being tried in court as […]
Taylor County is in city of approximately 143,000 residents, most residing in the city of Abilene (pop. 125,000), and is located about 200 miles West of the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area, along Route 10. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Abilene and and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Maryland Heights is a west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 27,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity in Maryland Heights and throughout the St. Louis County area have been well-documented. Among the tactics used to address prostitution and sex trafficking are those focused on consumer-level demand. For […]
St. Charles County is located in the eastern part of Missouri, in the St. Louis area. As of the 2010 census, the population was over 410,000, making it Missouri’s third-most populous county. Its county seat is the city of St. Charles. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity in St. Charles County have been well-documented. Among the […]
Jackson County is a county located in the far southwest of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was just over 43,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints and tips to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Grand Island is a city of approximately 52,000 residents, located in central Nebraska, in Hall County. Sex trafficking and prostitution activity have been well-documented locally. In its strategy for preventing sex trafficking, one of the key objectives pursued in this region by the Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force is attempting to reduce the demand for […]
Volusia County is located in the east-central part of Florida, including the coastal area northeast of Orlando and south of Jacksonville. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, its population is over 500,000, and its county seat is DeLand. Commercial sex activity has posed considerable problems in the community for decades, and […]
Flagler County is a county on the east coast of Florida, in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. Its population is approximately 115,000, and its county seat is the city of Bunnell. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
McCracken County is located in the far western portion of Kentucky, with a population of approximately 68,000. The county seat is Paducah. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in McCracken County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates produce complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents within the county. For […]
Beaverton, located Washington County and part of the Portland metropolitan area, is a city in Oregon of approximately 99,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been known to occur in the area. Among the more serious crimes associated with prostitution are child sex trafficking and the related production and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials. […]
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