Arroyo Grande is a city of approximately 18,000 residents, located in San Luis Obispo County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and 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 […]
Cloverleaf is a census-designated place of approximately 26,000 residents, located in eastern suburbs of Houston in Harris County, Texas. Instances of prostitution and its ancillary crimes have generated residential responses and complaints to police. For example, in 1993, a group of Cloverleaf residents launched a campaign to reduce prostitution and related crimes in the city. […]
Gary is a city of about 68,000 residents, located in northwestern Indiana. It may be characterized as an industrial outer suburb of the greater Chicago metro region, and has lost nearly a third of its population between 2000 and 2020. Prostitution has been a longstanding problem in Gary, and cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and […]
Oliver Springs is a town of approximately 3,300 residents, located near Harriman in eastern Tennessee and occupying parts of Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the town. Among the more serious issues associated with the town’s commercial sex market is child sexual exploitation and child sex […]
McDonough is a city of approximately 29,000 residents located 30 miles southeast of Atlanta in Henry County, Georgia. Local law enforcement has reported prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the city and the handful of unincorporated areas that surround it. To address the issue, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office’s Flint Circuit Drug Task Force conducted […]
Welch is a city of approximately 2,000 residents located in McDowell County, West Virginia. Prostitution-related violence has been documented in the city. For example, in August 2013 a confidential informant used as a decoy used in a prostitution sting operation was assaulted by two individuals. Driven in part by complaints from the community regarding prostitution, […]
Starke is a small city of almost 6,000 residents, situated northeast of Gainesville in Bradford County, Florida. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Kirkland is a city of approximately 92,000 residents in King County, WA. It is considered a suburb of Seattle and is located on the east side of Lake Washington. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement from residents and […]
Tempe is a city of approximately 190,000 residents, situated between Phoenix and Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona. Like its neighbors, the city has experienced widespread and persistent problems with prostitution and sex trafficking (particularly of minors). Between 2012 and early 2013, police had shut down 24 businesses for violating prostitution ordinances, most of which were massage […]
Belle Vernon is a borough of just under 1,000 residents, located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Prostitution and problems related to the commercial sex trade have been well document in the community. For example, in October, 1995, Pennsylvania State Police – Troop B –Belle Vernon Barracks responded to a call regarding the discovery of a deceased […]
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