DeKalb County is located in the northwest portion of the Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was approximately 12,000. Its county seat is the city of Maysville, and other noteworthy communities include Stewartsville. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics used in the town […]
Fayette County, West Virginia has a population of approximately 46,000. Its county seat is Fayetteville, and it is part of the Beckley Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more […]
Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of Mississippi, and has a population of approximately 40,000. The county seat is the city of Magnolia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes […]
North Wildwood, New Jersey is located on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, and is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is approximately 3,800. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among […]
Hancock County, Ohio has a population of approximately 67,000 and located in the northwestern region of the state. Its county seat is the city of Findlay, and other noteworthy communities include Bluffton. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of Missouri. Its population is approximately 89,000, and its county seat is the city of Ozark. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Delaware County is located in central Indiana and has a population of roughly 114,000. The county seat is the city of Muncie. Delaware County is part of the larger Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie statistical area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county for more than 90 years, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
Dodge County has a population of roughly 44,000, and is located at the northwest corner of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Superior. Douglas County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout Dodge County. For example, in September, 2014, more than 8,000 emails, including pornographic images, […]
Douglas County has approximately 43,000 residents, located along Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin’ s Douglas County. It is situated across the bay from Duluth, Minnesota, which along with the city of Superior, WI comprise the Twin Ports metropolitan area. Prostitution has been documented in Superior and Duluth, and throughout Douglas County, dating back to the […]
Rolla is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 20,000, and it is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield, along I-44. Prostitution activity in the city has been well-documented, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more […]
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