Deuel County, Nebraska has a population of approximately 1,800, and is located directly north of the Nebraska/Colorado border. Prostitution activity has been documented within the county. 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 […]
Cherokee County, South Carolina and has a population of about 56,000 and its county seat is the city of Gaffney. 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 with the […]
Warrick County, Indiana has a population of approximately 63,000 and its county seat is the city of Boonville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has […]
Orangeburg County, South Carolina has a population of approximately 83,000, and its county seat is the city of Orangeburg. 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 is sex trafficking. […]
Switzerland County is situated in the southeast corner of Indiana. Its population is roughly 11,000, and its county seat is Vevay, one of just two incorporated towns in the county. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county for more than a century, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law […]
Wright County, Iowa has a population of approximately 13,000 and its county seat is the city of Clarion. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and […]
Hart County is a county located in the south central portion of Kentucky, and has a population of about 18,000. Its county seat is Munfordville. 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. This activity and the problems […]
Boone County is located in northern Kentucky, and has a population of about 132,000. Its county seat is the city of Burlington. 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. For example, in March, 2008 a […]
Kenton County is located in the northern part of Kentucky and has a population of approximately 167,000. Its county seats are the cities of Covington and Independence. 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 […]
Wayne County is located in east-central Indiana, on the border with Ohio, and its population is approximately 66,000. The county seat is the cit of Richmond. Wayne County comprises the Richmond, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is located roughly equidistant between Indianapolis, IN and Dayton, OH. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the […]
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