Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, MD. The community is a Baltimore suburb of approximately 35,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community and surrounding areas. For example, during numerous reverse sting operations in both Baltimore County and neighboring Howard County male sex […]
Pickerington is a city in central Ohio of approximately 24,000 residents, located within Franklin and Fairfield Counties. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market are the commercial sexual exploitation of children and child sex trafficking. […]
Atlantic Beach is a town in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located along the northeast coast of the state, approximately 100 miles north of Charleston, and its population is about 230. Most of the land around the town is annexed into the city of North Myrtle Beach. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented […]
Garfield County is a county with a population of about 62,000 residents in the state of Colorado. Its county seat is Glenwood Springs. The westernmost border of the county aligns with Utah and the area is known for an assortment of parks and national forests. To the north of Garfield is Rio Blanco County, and […]
Vail is a is a small town of approximately 5,000 residents at the base of Vail Mountain, home of the massive Vail Ski Resort, located in Eagle County, CO. While prostitution and sex trafficking have not been demonstrated to be significant issues, reports of their occurrence have been documented, generating complaints to local law enforcement. […]
Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has a population of approximately 54,000 residents. Its county seat is the town of Abingdon. Prostitution has been documented within the county. For example, during a web-based reverse sting conducted by the Bristol Virginia Police Department in 2016, six male sex buyers were […]
Mayfield is a village of approximately 3,400 residents in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is officially named Mayfield but is commonly referred to as Mayfield Village. Mayfield Village was originally part of Mayfield Township and is now a suburb of Cleveland. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. […]
Solano County is located in Northern California, roughly midway between San Francisco and Sacramento. The county is home to the Travis Air Force Base, and includes the cities of Vallejo, Vacaville, Fairfield, Roseville, and Rockville. These communities and other areas of the county have reported problems with both street- and web-based prostitution, and associated sex […]
Columbiana County, Ohio has a population of approximately 101,000 and its government seat is the city of Lisbon. It is located on the state’s border with Pennsylvania, about 20 miles south of Youngstown and 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Other cities within the county include East Palestine, Salem, and Hanoverton. Prostitution and sex trafficking, and […]
Hilo is a city on the Island of Hawaii, commonly called the Big Island, in Hawaii County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city of Hilo and on other Hawaiian islands. For example, in May 2017, a 42-year-old student at the University of Hawaii-Hilo was caught by police with dozens of images […]
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