Spring Valley is a village of approximately 33,000 residents. Located 20 miles north of Manhattan in the towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York. Prostitution rings are known to operate in the city and generate a wide range of problems. In an effort to curtail local demands for commercial sex, the Spring […]
Spokane is a city of approximately 230,000 residents, located in Eastern Washington, near Idaho, and is the second largest city in the state. It is the largest city and the county seat of Spokane County. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades. Among the more serious negative outcomes of […]
Spartanburg County is a county of approximately 314,000 residents, located in northwest South Carolina. Spartanburg is the county’s seat and largest city. In recent years, local residents and law enforcement officials have noted an increase in commercial sex within the county, specifically in the area’s massage parlors. Reports of the forced prostitution of minors have […]
Spartanburg is a city of approximately 37,000 residents, located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Local prostitution is well documented and has presented persistent and visible problems in the area for decades, including cases of related assaults, child endangerment, drug offenses, and sex trafficking To address these crimes and other negative impacts of the local sex […]
Southaven is a city of approximately 55,000 residents, situated in the southern suburbs of Memphis in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as generating a wide range of problems in the area, including male sex buyers responding to online ads being shot and robbed. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
Southampton is a town of approximately 59,000 residents in Suffolk County, located on the South Fork of Long Island, New York. Residents and businesses have reported a spike in prostitution activity on Riverside and Flanders streets, and ancillary crimes such as stabbings of prostituted women have been documented. The victim of a serial killer who […]
South Salt Lake is a city of approximately 26,000 residents, located just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Both prostitution and child sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city, and throughout the region. For example, in 2013, a sex trafficking ring was investigated and dismantled by law enforcement officials; in doing so, officers discovered […]
South Bend is a city of approximately 100,000 residents, located in north-central Indiana. Prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city since the 1980s. Business owners and residents have reported an increase in commercial sex sales in recent years, with activities centered in the northwest part of the city. Sex trafficking cases […]
Sonoma County is located on the northern coast of California, and has a population of approximately 486,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Violence and other crimes, such as drugs and physical assault of […]
Snohomish County is located in the Puget Sound region of Washington, due North of Seattle, and has a population of approximately 834,000. Key cities within the county include Everett and Lynnwood. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the county, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in […]
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