Morgan City is a community of approximately 11,000 residents located by the Atchafalaya River in St. Mary Parish, about midway between New Orleans and Lafayette along Route 90 in southern Louisiana. Cases of sex trafficking and prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses, and have been associated with […]
Dunwoody is a city of approximately 53,000 residents located in the metropolitan Atlanta region. Numerous cases of sex trafficking of children and prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and prompting a wide range of other crimes. For example, in 2016, a prostitution investigation found a missing 16-year-old […]
Weedsport is a village in Cayuga County, New York with a population of about 1,700 residents. Weedsport is in the town of Brutus, about 26 miles west of Syracuse. Prostitution has been documented in the county in response to community complaints. To address this problem, efforts have been made to combat consumer-level demand. For example, […]
Bibb County is geographically located in the Central Georgia region and is the largest county in the Macon metropolitan area. Bibb County has approximately 157,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
Garrard County is a county of about 17,000 residents located in east-central Kentucky. Its county seat is Lancaster. At least one web-based reverse sting has been conducted in the county. In December 2017, local police conducted an undercover operation focused on apprehending men using the internet to prey on children for sexual purposes. Using popular […]
San Diego County occupies the territory between the Mexican border and the Los Angeles Metro region and Los Angeles County. It is one of the largest counties in the United States, geographically, and is among the most populous with approximately 3.3 million residents. Its location as a border County makes it a major point of […]
Birmingham is the second largest city in Alabama, with a population of approximately 200,000 residents. It is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, AL. 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 […]
Wells is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,400. It is located approximately 50 miles south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted […]
East Brainerd is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The population was approximately 14,000 at the most recent census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the community, as well as throughout the county, for decades. This activity and the ancillary crimes […]
Brainerd is a city of roughly 14,000 residents in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County, and is one of northern Minnesota’s largest cities. Prostitution has been a well documented local problem dating back to the 1800s, and sex trafficking continues to occur locally. Included in the range or […]
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