Gaston County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 222,000, and its county seat is the city of Gastonia, (with approximately 72,000 residents). It is located in the western suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Patterson is a city of about 22,000 residents in Stanislaus County, located off Interstate 5 in the Central Valley region of California. It is about 30 miles southeast of Tracy, and is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Pender County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 63,000. Its county seat is the city of Burgaw, and it is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been […]
Fuquay-Varina is a town in southern Wake County, North Carolina. Its population is roughly 30,000, and it is located in the central portion of the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city, including sex trafficking of minors and online exploitation. To combat demand for commercial sex activity, multi-agency reverse stings have been […]
Marin County is a county of approximately 262,000 in northern California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. Its county seat is San Rafael. Other cities in the county that have worked to combat demand for commercial sex include Corte Madera, Mill Valley, and Novato. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have […]
Craven County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county’s population is 100,720, and the county seat is the city of New Bern. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. To combat the demand for commercial sex activity, and often in response to neighborhood complaints, undercover investigations and reverse […]
Bradford County is a county of approximately 60,000 residents located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Towanda, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. Due to a boom in oil and gas drilling in the area, the county has reportedly experienced a sharp increase in drunken […]
Kings County is a county of roughly 150,000 residents, located in central California between Fresno and Bakersfield. The county seat is Hanford. Prostitution activity, as well as related problems like drug use, have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex […]
Jurupa Valley is a city of about 107,000 residents in souther California, located in the northwest corner of Riverside County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, and a wide range of associated crimes, have been well-documented throughout Riverside County for decades, including within the city of Jurupa Valley. For example, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force […]
Bloomsburg is the only Pennsylvania municipality incorporated as a “town” and has a population 14,000 residents. It is the county seat of Columbia County, PA and is located 40 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes […]
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