Knox County has a population of about 440,000 (most in the city of Knoxville), and is located in eastern Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the city, and yield numerous related crimes, including child endangerment, assault, homicide, robbery, and drug offenses. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial […]
Hall County is a county of approximately 207,000 residents in northern Georgia. Gainesville is the county’s seat and largest city. Local law enforcement have reported substantial prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the county, generating related crimes such as drug trafficking, and complaints to police from residents and businesses. For example, in May, 2018, an […]
Statesboro is a community of approximately 33,000 residents in eastern Georgia, in the greater Savannah region. Prostitution is a documented problem in the city and has generated complaints from residents to the police department. Efforts to address the problem have included targeting demand. In January 2013, the Statesboro Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit conducted an […]
Translyvania County is located in northern North Carolina, and has a population of about 33,000. Prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors are known to occur within the county. For example, in November, 2013, the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men as a result of a year-long investigation into the alleged prostitution of a […]
Newton County has a population of about 59,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of southwest Missouri. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and […]
Cherokee County has a population of about 19,000 residents and and is situated in the “Four States” area of southwest Kansas. Prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted women, […]
Rogers County has a population of about 88,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of northeast Arkansas. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted […]
Ottawa County has a population of about 32,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of northwest Oklahoma. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted women, […]
Bloomingdale is a suburb of Chicago with about 22,000 residents, and has documented evidence of prostitution and child sex trafficking occurring in and near the city that have generated tips and complaints to police. For example, in November 2013, DuPage County Sheriff’s officers arrested a man who allegedly tried to arrange for paid sex with […]
Sturgis is a city of just over 7,000 residents located along Interstate 90 in Western South Dakota, about midway between Rapid City and the Wyoming border. It is the county seat of Meade County, SD. Its proximity to a major highway and Mount Rushmore draw people to the small city year round, but the population […]
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