San Juan Capistrano is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Pacific coast, near Los Angeles. Its population was approximately 36,000 at the 2020 census. Orange County also includes the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Yorba Linda. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in all of these […]
Monroe County, Indiana is located in southern Indiana, southwest of Indianapolis and northwest of Louisville, KY. Its population was approximately 147,000 at the 2020 census, and the county seat and population center is the city of Bloomington (pop. 85,000). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Winnebago County is a county of almost 285,000 residents in northern Illinois, on the border with Wisconsin. It is the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its county seat is Rockford. Local law enforcement agencies have reported complaints from residents about prostitution activity for several decades. The county has documented child […]
South Beloit is a city of under 8,000 residents in northern Illinois, located in Winnebago County on the border with Wisconsin. It is part of the Rockford metropolitan area, but is also a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin, which is directly along the city’s northern border. Prostitution and drug use have been documented in the […]
North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 24,253. Prostitution and activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, that is an independent municipality within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its population is approximately 4,600. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Edgerton is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,750. Prostitution and activity has 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 […]
Wynot is a village in Cedar County, Nebraska, with a population of approximately 25o. It is located in northeastern Nebraska, just west of Sioux City, Iowa, and south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the region. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex […]
Mount Zion is a village of almost 6,000 residents in central Illinois, located in Macon County roughly 50 miles east of Springfield. Prostitution has been documented in the village. At least one opportunistic sex buyer arrest has occurred in the village. In March 2011, the Morton village Public Works Superintendent was arrested for allegedly traveling […]
East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, with a population of approximately 23,000. East Peoria is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, located across the Illinois River from downtown Peoria. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout Tazewell County, including in East Peoria. For example, in May […]
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