Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa. It is located along the Iowa River in Central Iowa, about 50 miles northwest of Des Moines, and has a population of about 27,000. Cases of prostitution have occurred in the city, and police and community groups have invested in establishing local […]
Ackley is a city of 1,600 residents located in Franklin and Hardin counties, Iowa. Prostitution has been documented within the community, and among the police responses to it has been the arrest of sex buyers and the public disclosure of their identities. For example, in May, 2019 a 69-year-old resident of Ackley turned himself in […]
Littleton is a home rule municipality city of about 45,000 in Colorado, located in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the municipality and surrounding areas. This activity and its […]
Mount Airy is a town in north central Maryland of approximately 9,400 residents located in Carroll County, MD and Frederick County, MD. The town is classified as part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore Metropolitan Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the town and surrounding areas, and the area’s proximity […]
Urbana is a suburban census-designated place of approximately 12,000 residents in Frederick County, MD. It is located at the I-270/MD 80 interchange approximately 35 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports to […]
Ville Platte is the largest city in and the parish seat of Evangeline Parish, located in central Louisiana. Its population is approximately 6,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of Evangeline Parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to […]
Hendersonville is a city of approximately 62,000 residents, located just north of Nashville in Sumner County, in central Tennessee. Hendersonville is the largest city in Sumner County, and the fourth-largest city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Franklin and the 10th largest in Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in […]
Bradley Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with a population of roughly 4,000. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the cities (such as Hazlet, Asbury Park, Wall Township) as well as the unincorporated areas of the county, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses, and associated with a wide range of […]
Chataignier is a village of under 300 residents in Evangeline Parish, located in central Louisiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the Parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consequences for […]
Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Prince George’s County, Maryland, in the greater D.C. metropolitan area. The community has about 11,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented throughout Prince George’s County, including in the town of Lanham. For example, in 2019 a Lanham resident admitted to selling drugs […]
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