Daphne is a city of approximately 29,000 residents located in Baldwin County, AL, along the eastern shore of the Mobile Bay. Incidents of prostitution and prostitution-related violence, specifically in and around the city’s hotels and motels, have been reported in the city for several years. For example, in 1992, the community drew significant media attention after a prostituted woman […]
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County with a population of about 17,000 located in central Wisconsin. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Dodge County. For example, in March 2018 a man was indicted with federal charges of human trafficking, the […]
Lomita is a city of approximately 20,000 residents, located near Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, CA. 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. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and […]
Layton is a city of approximately 77,000 residents, located in south-central Utah’s Davis County, near Ogden. Cases of prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors have been reported in the city, and this activity has also generated a wide range of other crimes, including drug and weapons offenses, money laundering, and the production of child […]
Kenai is a coastal Alaskan city, located about three hours southwest of Anchorage, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. It sits at the mouth of the Kenai River and is home to less than 10,000 residents. Despite its relatively small size, Kenai has served as the operating base for at least one sex trafficking ring. In 2012, […]
Bettendorf is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located in eastern Iowa’s Scott County. The community is part of the “Quad Cities,” a group of five cities along the Iowa-Illinois border that include Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and East Moline, Illinois. The city also hosts the Isle of Capri, a large casino that […]
Victoria is a city of approximately 65,000 residents, located in 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Texas’ Victoria County. Nicknamed “The Crossroads,” the community is roughly equidistant from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the area for several years. Since […]
Yavapai County is a county of just over 242,000 residents, located in central Arizona. Prescott is the county seat and largest city. The city of Sedona is situated in both Yavapai and Coconino Counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the cities and unincorporated are of the county. In addition to city-level efforts […]
Flathead County has approximately 102,000 residents and is located by the Canadian border in Northwest Montana. Its county seat and largest city is Kalispell, MT. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented throughout the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. For example, […]
St. Johns County is a county of just under 300,000 residents, located on the northeastern shore of Florida, near Jacksonville. St. Augustine is the county seat and largest city. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
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