Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas and has a population of approximately 75,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Manhattan, KS. Riley County is home to two of Kansas’s largest employers: Fort Riley and Kansas State University. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been reported in the […]
Marquette County is a county of approximately 66,000 residents, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along the shore of Lake Superior. Its county seat is Marquette. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, including instances of drugs being traded for sex. There has also been an incident in which a sex […]
Rushville is a small city of about 2,000 residents and is the county seat of Schuyler County, located in western Illinois approximately 60 miles northwest of Springfield. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented problems in the city, but demand-reduction tactics have been used on at least on occasion. Employment loss is a consequence […]
Macomb is a city of almost 18,000 residents and is the county seat of McDonough County, located in western Illinois about 75 miles southwest of Peoria. Issues related to the sex trade have been documented in the city and greater county area. For example, in 2014 a strip club opened just outside Macomb, resulting in […]
Geary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas with approximately 37,000 residents. Its county seat and most populous city is Junction City, KS. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes has generated complaints to local law […]
Burton is a city of just under 30,000 residents in southeastern Michigan. Located in Genesee County, it is a suburb directly east of Flint. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. For example, in 2013 three people were arrested for sex trafficking […]
Kent County is a county of about 653,000 residents in southwestern Michigan, with a county seat in Grand Rapids. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county for decades. Problems related to the local commercial sex market include cases of drugs involved in prostitution, attempted sex trafficking through violence and assault, child sex […]
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas with a population of approximately 20,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Fort Scott, KS. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated reports to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. Among […]
Salina is a city of approximately 50,000 residents in central Kansas. It is the largest city and county seat of Saline County, KS. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement by residents and […]
Walnut Grove is a small city of about 700 residents in Redwood County, located in southwestern Minnesota. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented within the city, but consequences for sex buying have occurred on at least one occasion through identity disclosure and employment loss. In June 2017, the Walnut Grove Police Chief was […]
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