Franklin County is a county located in the Blue Ridge foothills of Virginia, and has a population of about 56,000.  Its county seat is Rocky Mount, and it is part of the Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.  Prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the county are well-documented.  For example, in 2013 four people were arrested […]

Clinton County is a county of approximately 40,000 residents located in central Pennsylvania, along Interstate 80, just west of Williamsport, PA. Its county seat and most populous city is Lock Haven, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented issues in the county dating back at least to the 1970s. Among the more serious crimes […]

Macedonia is a city of about 12,000 residents in Summit County, Ohio, located within the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the region. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for […]

Hinds County contains Jackson, the county seat and state capitol of Mississippi. and has a population of approximately 223,000, the most populous county in Mississippi. Prostitution ans sex trafficking are well-documented in the county, and generate numerous complaints to police. Police activities are often initiated by tips from citizens. Among the tactics used to address […]

Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, with a population of approximately 2,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and in other areas of the county.  This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes […]

College Park is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, adjacent to the southern boundary of Atlanta. College Park has approximately 14,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking present longstanding problems in College Park and Fulton County. Complaints about street prostitution are prevalent in several areas of the city, such as Virginia Ave. In 2017, a local […]

Edgewood is a community of about 25,000 residents in Harford County in northeast Maryland.  Problems associated with commercial sex in the area are well-documented and include child sex trafficking.  To identify and apprehend local sex buyers driving the prostitution and sex trafficking markets, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police have conducted street-level reverse stings, […]

Chesterfield Court House (also referred to as “Chesterfield”) is an unincorporated community that is the county seat of Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is a census-designated place with a population of approximately 3,500. The town lies within Chesterfield County, located in the southern part of the Richmond, Virginia metro area. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the […]