Steubenville is a city of approximately 18,000 residents and is the county seat of Jefferson County, located in eastern Ohio almost 40 miles west of Pittsburgh. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades, and has been linked to local related crimes including targeted homicides of women offering commercial sex […]
Sterling is a census-designated place with approximately 31,000 residents, located in Loudoun County in northern Virginia. Active prostitution and sex trafficking markets in the city have been well-documented for decades. For example, in June 2013 two Atlanta men were sentenced for running a prostitution ring that exploited underage girls operated in seven states, from Maryland […]
Staten Island is a borough of just under 476,000 residents, located southwest of Manhattan in New York City. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems on the island. For example, in April 2021, two local men and one woman were arrested in connection with a sex trafficking operation where at least one young woman was […]
Stanton is a city of approximately 38,000 residents, located south of Anaheim in northern Orange County, California. Commercial sex activity, at times involving the trafficking of both adults and minors, has been reported in the city for over 30 years. In the mid- to late 1980s, local businesses and residents reported a rise in prostitution activity […]
Stanislaus County is located in the Central Valley area of California, and has approximately 553,000 residents. Prostitution has been a formidable problem in the area for decades, with recent activities concentrated in the city of Modesto, Turlock, and surrounding towns and unincorporated areas. Child sex trafficking is also well-documented within the county. Commercial sex sales […]
Stafford County is a county of approximately 157,000 residents, located along Virginia’s northern border. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a problem in the county, and residents have frequently complained to police. Human trafficking also occurs in the county, facilitated by its location along the Interstate 95 corridor. Local prostitution and sex trafficking […]
St. Tammany Parish is located in the New Orleans metropolitan area of Louisiana and has a population of approximately 270,000. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and prostitution and trafficking-related child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in state laws) cases have been documented in the Parish. The Sheriff’s Office has conducted reverse stings in an […]
St. Petersburg is a city of over 260,000 residents, located along Florida’s western coast in Pinellas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for over 50 years. In addition, local law enforcement agencies have reported several cases of targeted assaults on – and murders of – individuals engaged in prostitution. […]
Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota, is a city of about 307,000 residents that forms the “Twin Cities” with neighboring Minneapolis. St. Paul and its surrounding areas (including the other cities and unincorporated areas of Ramsey County and Hennepin County) has experienced a wide range of problems associated with its robust local commercial sex […]
St. Mary’s County is a county of approximately 115,000 residents, located about 30 miles south of Washington, DC. Pockets of chronic prostitution and instances of sex trafficking have been reported by community residents and local law enforcement, particularly in the cities of Leonardtown and Lexington Park. Among the strategies pursued to ameliorate these problems are those focused on combating consumer-level […]
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