Fort Payne is a city of about 14,000 residents in northeastern Alabama, located almost 70 miles southeast of Huntsville. It is the county seat of DeKalb County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county and surrounding areas, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. For example, a DeKalb County man was convicted in […]
Cordova is a small city of under 2,000 residents in northern Alabama, located in Walker County roughly 30 miles northwest of Birmingham. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Chilton County is a county of about 44,000 residents in central Alabama, located between Birmingham and Montgomery. The county seat is Clanton. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county, as well as drug use associated with the local commercial sex market. At least one reverse sting with identity disclosure has been conducted […]
Wilson County is a county of about 140,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, just east of Nashville. Its county seat is Lebanon and its largest city is Mt. Juliet. The county is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the county. To combat consumer-level demand for commercial […]
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, situated along the Kanawha River. Its population was just under 7,500 at the 2020 census. 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 […]
Ghent is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, near the city of Beckley. As of the 2020 census, its population was less than 600. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its other communities in the immediate area. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Raleigh County, West Virginia has a population of about 75,000. Its county seat is the city of Beckley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and its communities. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Williamson County is a county of about 230,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, just south of Nashville. The county seat is Franklin. Other cities in the county that have worked to combat demand include Brentwood and Spring Hill. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints from residents. The more serious […]
Tullahoma is a city of about 20,000 residents in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, roughly 75 miles northwest of Chattanooga. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including a case in which a mother sex trafficked her teen daughter in exchange for drugs. Local men have […]
Terre Haute is a city in (and the county seat of) Vigo County, Indiana. It is situated five miles east of the state’s western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of approximately 61,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and […]
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