Oxon Hill-Glassmanor is a Maryland suburb of Washington DC, across the Potomac River from Alexandria, near College Park. The unincorporated community within Prince George’s County has about 18,000 residents, an area with substantial prostitution and trafficking activity. The Prince Georges Police District reports routinely conducting prostitution operations, including reverse stings. In August, 2012, a focus […]
Garden City has approximately 11,000 residents and is located in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Port Wentworth is a city of approximately 12,000 residents in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Pooler is a city of just under 27,000 residents in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia, along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Spring is a census-designated-place of approximately 62,000 residents, located north of Houston, near Humble in Harris County, Texas. Like many communities in the county, Spring residents and law enforcement officials have reported problems with street and business-based prostitution. For example, a nightclub in the city was sued in 2009 after numerous residents reported prostitution and related […]
Stillwater is a city of about 48,000 residents in north-central Oklahoma, situated along the Interstate 35 corridor and about equidistant from Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It is the largest city and county seat of Payne County, OK. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity […]
Dillon is a small Central Colorado town with about 1,000 residents located in Summit County, just west of Denver, CO and near Vail, CO. Despite its small size, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the area. Among the more serious concerns regarding the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
Issaquah is a city in Washington state, located in the greater Seattle metro area in King County. It has a population of roughly 40,000 resident. The Issaquah Police Department has received complaints from residents about prostitution in the city, including reports of massage parlors serving as fronts for brothels. For example, in June 2013, the […]
Berlin is a small town of fewer than 600 residents located in southern Georgia’s Colquitt County, roughly midway between Moultrie and Valdosta. Prostitution in the town has generated complaints to the police, who have linked the activity to a wide range of crimes. The Berlin Police Department has stated that it is important to combat […]
Watertown is a city of approximately 23,000 residents in northeastern South Dakota, located in Codington County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been known to occur in the city. For example, local law enforcement have reported that sex trafficking and prostitution are serious problems locally, with an increasing amount of prostitution activity moving online. Among the […]
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