Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, with a population of approximately 16,000. Morton is a suburb located just southeast of Peoria. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout Tazewell County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among […]
Tazewell County has a population of approximately 135,000 and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area in central Illinois. Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. Other noteworthy communities within the county include East Peoria, Morton, and the villages of Creve Coeur and Hopedale. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the cities, villages, […]
McHenry County is a county of over 310,000 residents in northeastern Illinois. It is the sixth-most populous county in Illinois, and its county seat is Woodstock. Due in part to the county’s proximity to Chicago, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated […]
Lyons is a village of about 10,000 residents in Lyons Township. Located in Cook County, it is a suburb of Chicago. The village has a long history of prostitution and corruption, including cases of bribery. In 1984, more than 250 agents participated in one of the largest federal investigations in the area since Prohibition that […]
South Jordan, is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah. Approximately, 18 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2020 census, there approximately 80,000 people living in South Jordan, a city described as largely suburban. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in this area. For example, in September, 2021, three people were […]
Lehi is a city in Utah County, Utah, with a population of approximately 64,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and throughout Utah County. For example, in November, 2019, a three-day human trafficking sting in Lehi resulted in the arrests of 26 people involved in human trafficking. Several of these arrests […]
Platte County is located in eastern Nebraska, and has a population of approximately 33,000. Its county seat is the city of Columbus. Sex trafficking and prostitution activity is well documented in the region. For example, in May, 2012, a Columbus man was arrested in a child sex trafficking case. Local efforts to address these crimes […]
Clarksville is a town located along the Ohio River, in Clark County, Indiana. The community has approximately 22,000 residents and is located within the Louisville, KY metropolitan area. Clarksville has well-documented problems with prostitution and a wide range of related crimes. For example, in October, 2008, police announced that they had busted a Clarksville business […]
Madison County, Mississippi has a population of approximately 109,000, its government seat is the city of Canton. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, generating complaints to local law enforcement. For example, in November 2015, an operation by the Ridgeland Police Department and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation resulted in the arrest of four women […]
Columbia serves as the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, and had a population of approximately 5,900 at the 2020 census. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
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