South Coatesville is a borough of roughly 1,600 residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, located within Chester County, PA. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the borough. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. For example, in 2001, a large scale […]
McDowell County, West Virginia, has a population of approximately 19,000 and is the southernmost county in the state. The city of Welch is the county seat and has approximately 2,400 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within McDowell County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of Georgia. Its population is approximately 45,000, and its county seat is the city of Clarkesville. 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 […]
Somerset County is located in the Raritan Valley in the north-central region of New Jersey, within the New York Metropolitan Area, about 33 miles from Manhattan. The county’s population is approximately 346,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county and throughout the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
West Plains is a city that serves as the government seat of Howell County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 12,000. Prostitution activity has been 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 […]
Defiance County, Ohio has a population of approximately 38,000, and its county seat is the city of Defiance. 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 2008, a Defiance County Township trustee was found […]
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana has a population of approximately 27,000 residents and is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the parish. 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 […]
Tyrone is a borough of roughly 5,000 residents in Blair County, Pennsylvania, 15 miles northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the borough and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Clark County, Indiana is located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was approximately 121,000. The county seat is Jeffersonville, and other noteworthy communities include Sellersburg and Clarksville. Clark County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. […]
Breaux Bridge is a small city in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, with a population of roughly 8,200 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the region. For example, in March, 2018, a former Breaux Bridge city court judge was arrested and charged […]
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