Savage is a suburban city of almost 32,000 residents, located 15 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County, Minnesota. Prostitution has been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. For example, a local woman was arrested for prostitution in February 2015 after her ex-husband reported to police that she was soliciting […]
Ripley is a town in southeastern Payne County, Oklahoma. Its population was 269 at the 2020 census, and has declined substantially since 2000, when there were 444 residents. It is located about midway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, in North-Central Oklahoma. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in incorporated and unincorporated areas of […]
St. Louis Park is a city of about 50,000 residents in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and is a suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city, including local involvement in an international sex trafficking ring that was discovered in 2017. A victim in that case said they were frequently […]
Payne County is located in north-central Oklahoma and has population of approximately 82,000 residents. It is located along the Interstate 35 corridor and is about equidistant from Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Its largest city and county seat is Stillwater, OK. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the […]
Redwood Falls is a city of about 5,000 residents and is the county seat of Redwood County, located in southwestern Minnesota along the Redwood River near its confluence with the Minnesota River. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented within the city, but it has occurred in the greater county area. There has been […]
Pepin is a town of under a thousand residents in Pepin County, located along the banks of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin, on the border with Minnesota. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented within the city, but there have been consequences for a sex buyer on at least one occasion. Identity disclosure […]
Oakdale is a city of about 28,000 residents, located just northeast of St. Paul in Washington County, Minnesota. Sex trafficking has been well-documented in the city. For example, in 2011, an Oakdale woman who was a substitute teacher for a special-education school in North St. Paul was arrested and charged with soliciting an individual to […]
Yukon is a city in eastern Canadian County, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area and has a population of approximately 28,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in reports to local law […]
North Saint Paul is a city of roughly 12,000 residents located in Ramsey County, Minnesota, situated northeast of the city of St. Paul. Sex trafficking has been documented in the city. For example, in 2011, a substitute teacher for a special-education school in North St. Paul was arrested and charged with soliciting an individual to […]
Healdton is a city of approximately 2,700 residents in Carter County, Oklahoma. It is part of the Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area. Despite its small population size, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the community and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is […]
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