Colusa County is located in the Central Valley region of California, northwest of the state capital of Sacramento. It has a population of approximately 21,000, and the county seat is the city of Colusa. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems […]
Othello is a city of approximately 8,200 residents in Washington State, located in Adams County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. For example, in November 2007, two women were […]
Cabarrus County is located in the south-central part of North Carolina. The population is approximately 231,000. The county seat is Concord, and the county is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported, including sex trafficking of minors. Local residents have complained about solicitation of prostitution […]
The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community (pop. just over 2,700 at the 2020 U.S. Census), and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and related violence in the small community have been well documented for more than a century, dating […]
Bethel Park, referring to itself as the Municipality of Bethel Park, is a borough within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, approximately 7 miles southwest of the city, and has a population of approximately 34,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the city, and have generated related crimes […]
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa. Its population is roughly 5,400. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-established problems in the city, and have generated related crimes such as rape, assault, drug offenses, and production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in criminal codes. These […]
Mitchell is a city in, and the county seat of, Davison County, South Dakota. Its population was 15,660 at the 2020 census making it the sixth most populous city in South Dakota. Mitchell is the principal city of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davison and Hanson counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
Saginaw is a city of about 48,000 residents in Mid-Michigan, and is the seat of Saginaw County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including multiple instances of child sex trafficking, have been well-documented in the city, resulting in complaints from residents. For example, in 2013 a local woman was arrested for arranging ‘sex dates’ on Backpage.com for […]
Monson is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, with a population of about 9,000. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the south-central region of the state. Multiple cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community, and have included the trafficking of children, the production of child sexual […]
Berrien County is a county of about 154,000 residents in the southwestern corner of Michigan, located on the shores of Lake Michigan and bordering Indiana. The county seat is the city of St. Joseph. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement from residents and businesses. Drugs […]
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