Walton County is located on the Emerald Coast in the northwestern part of Florida and shares a southern border with the Gulf of Mexico. Walton County has approximately 75,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking, particularly conducted online and involving minors, are well-documented problems in Northwest Florida, including Walton County. Among the tactics used to respond […]
Farmington is a city of approximately 47,000 residents located in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of New Mexico, located in San Juan County, NM. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas in New Mexico. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and greater county area for […]
Minnetonka is a suburb with a population of 53,000 residents in the Minneapolis metro area, in Hennepin County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for years. Among more recent examples was a prostitution ring based out of a couple’s Minnetonka home that was shut down in 2017. Months later, investigators believed […]
Vilas County, Wisconsin has a population of approximately 23,500, and its county seat is the city of Eagle River. The county partly overlaps the reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Iron County is a largely rural area of southwest Utah, with a population of about 60,000. 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 prevention and response. In February 2018, law enforcement officials in Iron County arrested seven […]
Canandaigua is a city of approximately 10,000 residents located in upstate New York; it is the county seat of Ontario County. Prostitution is a well-documented problem in the city and generates complaints from residents and businesses. Among the tactics used to address the problem are those focused on combating demand. In February 2018, six sex […]
Apopka is a city of about 53,000 residents in central Florida, near Orlando. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Seminole County and the greater Orlando metro area. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Brighton is a home rule municipality city of approximately 41,000 residents located in both Adams County and Weld County, Colorado. Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and is part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city […]
Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, located 40 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Its population is approximately 10,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies. Prostitution has generated complaints to […]
Woodway is a small suburb of McLennan County‘s city of Waco, Texas, with a population of approximately 8,900 residents. Prostitution is a well documented problem in the city, and is closely linked with illegal drug abuse and trafficking. Among the tactics used to disrupt commercial sex markets are those targeting consumer level demand. For example, […]
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