Roxboro is a city of approximately 8,300 residents, located 30 miles north of Durham, North Carolina. It is the county seat of Person County, which is part of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sexual exploitation, including of minors, have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. This activity and the […]
Chester County, colloquially known as Chesco, is a county of roughly 535,000 residents in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary […]
Bartow is a city of almost 20,000 residents, located about 45 miles east of Tampa, and is the county seat of Polk County, Florida. Prostitution has been well-documented in the county and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law […]
North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The population is approximately 4,200. Prostitution is an ongoing concern in the town, and reports of violence against individuals engaging in commercial sex, including a targeted homicide of a prostituted women, have been reported. In January 2019, a man approached police in Washington, DC, and […]
McDowell County is located in North Carolina, with approximately 45,000 residents. Its county seat is Marion, which comprises the Marion Micropolitan Statistical Area, also included in the Hickory-Lenoir Combined Statistical Area. According to McDowell County Sheriff’s Department, the police received numerous complaints and tips from the public about prostitution in the area. In response to […]
Arcadia is a city of about 8,000 residents in southwestern Florida, located almost 50 miles north of Fort Myers. It serves as the government seat of DeSoto County. In July 2019, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office participated in “Operation Intercept VI,” conducted by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, which focused on protecting children from online […]
East Whiteland Township is a township of approximately 15,000 residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, located in Chester County, PA. It is situated just north of the state’s largest city, Philadelphia, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and greater county areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints […]
Centre County is a county of approximately 163,000 residents in the central Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Bellefonte, PA. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Canton is a borough of approximately 1,900 residents in Pennsylvania located in Bradford County, PA. Although there have been relatively few reports of prostitution and sex trafficking in the borough of Canton, instances of commercial sex have occurred in the city and have been well-documented in the greater county area. Due to a boom in […]
Kings Mountain is a small suburban city within the Charlotte metropolitan area in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina. Most of the city is in Cleveland County, with a small eastern portion in Gaston County. The population is roughly 11,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented within the city, including instances of sex trafficking […]
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