Cleburne is a city in (and the county seat of) Johnson County, Texas, and has a population of about 32,000 residents. 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 associated with the local commercial sex market […]
Tarrant County is situated in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The county seat is Fort Worth and as of 2023, its population is well over 2 million. It is Texas’ third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Like most large population centers, human trafficking and prostitution activity in the area have […]
Loudoun County has a population of approximately 428,000 residents, and is located in the metropolitan Washington DC region. Numerous cases of prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the county, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and associated with a wide range of other crimes. For example, in February 2008, the Leesburg […]
Horsham Township is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located north of Philadelphia, its population is about 16,000, and the Township contains the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the township and throughout Montgomery County have been well documented. Anti-demand tactics have been used to combat […]
Hazlet is a township of about 20,000 residents in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is located across the harbor south of lower Manhattan (NYC), near New Brunswick and Middlletown, NJ. Cases of prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses, and have been associated with a wide range of […]
Scott Township is a township of about 17,000 residents in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Prostitution is not considered a widespread problem in the city, but cases have been documented, and some of the police activity in response has focused on demand. For example, in April 2018 Police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to pay […]
Buford is a city of approximately 17,000 residents in the metropolitan Atlanta region. Parts of the city are in Gwinnett County, and others are in Hall County. Cases of the sex trafficking of children and prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and associated with a range of […]
Polk County, Iowa has a population of close to 500,000, and contains the city of Des Moines, which is the county seat as well as the capital city of Iowa. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Des Moines and surrounding areas of Polk County. This activity and the problems […]
Wicomico County is located in the southeastern part of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Its population is roughly 100,000 and the county seat is Salisbury. Efforts to address local prostitution and sex trafficking problems have included tactics to combat demand. For example, in June, 2017, complaints from citizens and business owners in Wicomico County led […]
Odenton is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, located approximately 10–20 minutes from the state capital, Annapolis. Its population is about 43,000. Prostitution and human trafficking are well documented problems in Odenton, and throughout AA County. For example, in March 2015, two Odenton men were sentenced to prison for charges related to prostitution […]
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