Canon City is a community of about 17,400 residents, located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, southwest of Denver and Colorado Springs, located in Fremont County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking have historically been well-documented in the city and greater county area. Reports of robbery and violence against individuals engaging in commercial sex have been […]
Brookline is a relatively affluent suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of about 59,000, located in Norfolk County, MA. Prostitution, particularly indoor prostitution solicited online and occurring in residences and storefront brothels, is known to occur in Brookline and its neighboring suburbs. It has generated complaints and tips to police, and is linked to […]
Perrysburg is a city of approximately 25,000 residents, located south of Toledo in Wood County, Ohio. Situated along Interstate-75, the city has struggled with prostitution and sex trafficking activity in and around local truck stops and motels for decades. For example, in March 2014 a 16-year-old girl was rescued from a Perrysburg hotel in a […]
Richland is a city of roughly 62,000 residents in Eastern Washington state, located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in 1981, the Richland Police Department participated in […]
Kennewick is a city of roughly 85,000 residents located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in mid-2013, three Kennewick teenagers were arrested for coercing a 15-year-old girl into […]
Slidell is a town of about 29,000 residents in the greater New Orleans area, situated to the northeast and about midway between New Orleans and Gulfport, Mississippi, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking are documented problems in the area, and among other efforts, local law enforcement have attempted to address these problems […]
Hanover is an unincorporated community of about 13,000 residents in Anne Arundel County, MD. It is located south of Baltimore, along the same highway corridor as other Maryland cities experiencing high levels of prostitution, sex trafficking, and related violence, especially in the area of Jessup and Laurel. For example, at a hotel in Hanover, just […]
Vancouver is a city of nearly 200,000 residents, situated directly across the Columbia River from Portland, OR. It is the county seat and largest city of Clark County, Washington. It is a part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a combined population area of approximately 2.5 million residents. Similar to Portland, the City […]
Harrison County is a rural area in northern West Virginia. 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. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all […]
Lake Charles is a town of about 78,000 residents located in southwest Louisiana, between Beaumont and Lafayette in Calcasieu Parish. The city is a distant suburb of Houston, and has had substantial, well-documented sex trafficking and prostitution activity for decades. In addition, sex buyers have been arrested for harassing and repeatedly soliciting local residents (mostly […]
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