Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County, Washington, located east of Spokane, and west of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It is the largest suburb of Spokane with a population of approximately 106,000 residents. The community incorporated as the City of Spokane Valley on March 31, 2003. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented […]
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine. It is located on the southeastern coast of the state, and its population is about 20,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems throughout the county for decades, including in the city of Brunswick. For example, in March, 2014, police learned of a 19 year […]
East Hempfield Township is a community in west-central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a population of roughly 24,000. Prostitution has a long history within the county, as documented in historical documents dating back to the 1880s and through Temperance efforts to abolish the open trade in brothels in the early 1900s. In contemporary times, prostitution has […]
Tuscola County is located in eastern Michigan near Saginaw. Its population is roughly 53,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking within the county are well-documented problems. For example, one local victim reported that she was 14 the first time she was sexually abused by a stranger for money. An ex-boyfriend, who acted as a pimp (sex trafficker) […]
Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in eastern Michigan, near Saginaw. Its population is roughly 3,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the area are well-documented problems. For example, one victim reported that she was 14 the first time she was sexually abused by a stranger for money. An ex-boyfriend, who acted as a pimp […]
Clark County is the southernmost county in the state of Washington and has a population of approximately 511,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Vancouver, WA. Due to the county’s location along the Interstate-5 corridor, a “stop” on several human trafficking and prostitution circuits, prostitution and sex trafficking have been significant and pervasive […]
Madisonville is a city in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It is located along Interstate 69 in the state’s Western Coal Fields region. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]
Chatham Township is a suburban community located in Morris County, New Jersey. The township’s population is roughly 10,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of Morris County for decades, including within Chatham. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law […]
Ontario County is a county of approximately 113,000 residents in western New York. It is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Rochester, with its county seat in Canandaigua. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the county and generates complaints from residents and businesses. Among the tactics used to address the problem are those focused on […]
Hardeeville is a city in Jasper and Beaufort counties in South Carolina. It is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city’s population is roughly 9,000 residents. Prostitution and human trafficking have been persistent problems in Hardeeville, and local officials have said contributing factors include an interstate highway that cuts through […]
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