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 […]
Bexar County is located in southern Texas and has a population of approximately 2 million. The county seat and most populous city, San Antonio, TX, has a population of over 1.5 million residents within city limits. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by community leaders and law enforcement agencies […]
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 […]
San Joaquin County is located in the norther part of the Central Valley region of California, has a population of roughly 800,000, and the cities within it include Stockton, Manteca, and Lodi. Sex trafficking and prostitution are longstanding problems throughout the county, in unincorporated areas and within the cities and towns. When the number of […]
Manteca is a city in San Joaquin County in Northern California, near Stockton, and has a population of approximately 84,000 people. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
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, […]
Merced County is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley area of California. It lies about halfway between the Fresno and San Jose metropolitan areas, and Interstate 5 runs through the county. The county’s population is over 281,000 residents, and the county seat is the city of Merced. Both prostitution […]
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