Lithia Springs is a town of approximately 17,000 in Douglas County, located in the north-central portion of Georgia. Prostitution activity and the sex trafficking of minors are well-documented issues in Lithia Springs, generating associated drug and weapons offenses and resulting in persistent complaints from the community. A 2012 report on human trafficking in the greater […]

Douglas County is located in the north-central portion of Georgia. As of 2020, the census put the population in the county at more than 144,000. Prostitution activity is well-documented in the county, generating associated drug and weapons offenses and resulting in persistent complaints from the community. For example, in 2013, a Lithia Springs woman was […]

Georgetown is a Central Texas community located midway between Killeen and Austin.  As of 2020 it had approximately 75,000 residents. The city serves as the government seat for Williamson County. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are known to be well-established problems in Georgetown.  For example, in May 2018, the Texas Attorney General announced that his […]

Sutter County is located in the Central Valley region of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was approximately 100,000, and the county seat is Yuba City. Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Sacramento–Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and the rape and […]

Yuba City is a city in Northern California and the county seat of Sutter County, California. Its population was approximately 70,000 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Sutter County and Yuba County. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and the rape and murder of […]

Humboldt County is located on the Pacific coast in northern California, and has a population of about 136,000.  It is largely rural, but contains small cities such as Eureka (pop. approximately 27,000).   The historic Old Town section of Eureka is the most notorious area for street prostitution and historically was the setting for the majority […]

Ventura County is located north of Los Angeles, and includes coastal areas. The county has a population of approximately 840,000, and contains the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Camarillo, and Thousand Oaks, which have well-documented problems with sex trafficking and prostitution and the wide range of crimes that always accompany the sex trade. For example, […]