Androscoggin County, Maine has a population of approximately 108,000 and is located in the central part of the state. Its county seat is Auburn, and Lewiston is the second largest city in Maine and the central city of Androscoggin County. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston–Auburn. In 2021 the […]
Elizabethton is a city of under 14,000 residents, located at the foot of the southern Appalachians in northeastern Tennessee. It is the county seat of Carter County. Prostitution has been documented in the area, including local men being arrested in prostitution stings in nearby towns. For example, in 2011 the Elizabethton mayor was caught soliciting […]
Trinity County is a county in east Texas of approximately 14,000 residents. Its county seat is Groveton, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Among the concerns […]
Springerville is a town in Apache County, Arizona, within the White Mountains. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was just over 2,200 residents. Child sex trafficking, including the production of child sexual abuse materials (i.e., child pornography), has been documented in the town, and at least one sex buyer arrest has […]
Old Orchard Beach is a town and census-designated place in York County, Maine, on the state’s southeast Atlantic coast. The town is part of the Portland−South Portland−Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its population is approximately 9,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have a documented presence in the city and surrounding areas. For example, an Old Orchard […]
Seabrook is a city of roughly 14,000 residents in eastern Texas, located in Harris County, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Cases of targeted violence, homicide, and […]
Paradise Valley is an affluent town of about 14,000 residents in Maricopa County. Located just north of Scottsdale, it is the wealthiest municipality in Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. For example, in August 2008, 55 people were indicted […]
Potter County is a county of roughly 117,000 residents located in in northwestern Texas, in the Texas panhandle, about two hours north of Lubbock, TX. The county seat is Amarillo, TX. Residents and local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution and sex trafficking in the county for decades. For example, in the late 1970s, […]
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the Arizona. Its population is approximately 145,000. The county seat is Flagstaff, which contains about half the population within the county. Additionally, part of the city of Sedona is also in Coconino County. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the county, […]
Canyon is a city of approximately 16,000 residents in northwestern Texas, in the Texas panhandle. It is the county seat of Randall County, TX and is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Targeted violence and murder of prostituted women has also […]
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