St. Johnsbury is a community of about 6,000 residents in northeastern Vermont. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for years. For example, in February, 2013, a man was sentenced in U.S. District Court for arranging customers for prostituted women who would perform sex acts at various Vermont dairy farms on up […]
Merrillville is a city of approximately 36,000 residents, located near Lake County, in northwest Indiana, near Gary. Prostitution has been reported in the city, occurring at the street level and within certain businesses (such as massage parlors). In May 2011, Merrillville drew media attention when “Indiana federal prosecutors alleged that three brothers in Indiana and […]
Wausau is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located in Marathon County in central Wisconsin. Despite its modest small size, the city has reports of prostitution arrests dating back to 1953, and has twice drawn national media attention (first in the late 1980s and again in the summer of 2011) for its association with domestic […]
South Hackensack is a township of approximately 2,000 residents, located near Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey. Like many communities in the vicinity, the township has dealt with ongoing problems related to prostitution and drug sales at hotels and other businesses along its Route 46 corridor. At least two cases of child sex trafficking have […]
Pollocksville is a small town in Jones County, North Carolina, located near the juncture of Route 58 and U.S. 17. Despite having a population of less than 300 permanent residents, area law enforcement officials and business owners had, in 2013, noticed a recent spike in prostitution activity in the area, particularly in local hotels. Consumer level […]
Nixa is a small city of approximately 24,000 residents, located south of Springfield in Christian County, Missouri. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Wilton Manors is a city of approximately 11,000 residents located near Oakland Park in Broward County, FL. Prostitution and sex trafficking are documented problems in the city and throughout the county, generating complaints to police from individual residents and neighborhood associations. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and […]
Richmond is a city of approximately 36,000 residents, located roughly equidistant between Indianapolis and Dayton in Wayne County, Indiana. In an effort to reduce prostitution in the city, the Richmond Police Department has conducted at least two street-level reverse stings. The two operations were conducted in September 2013, roughly one week apart (on September 7th-8th, and on September […]
Colonie is a town of approximately 85,000 residents, located between Schenectady and Albany, New York. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the community have been well-documented over the past four decades, often resulting in complaints and tips from residents to local police. Colonie drew national media attention in the mid-1980s when a domestic minor sex trafficking […]
Victorville is a city of approximately 136,000 residents, located near Hesperia in San Bernardino County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the Victorville, in 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 agencies from […]
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