Grants Pass is the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. It has a population of roughly 40,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented local problems. For example, in October 2021, three people were arrested after police alleged that a […]
Largo is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with a population of about 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking throughout the county are well documented. For example, in July 2013, state, local and FBI law enforcement officers participated in a coordinated child sex trafficking operation that resulted in the arrest of […]
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, AL, and has a population of approximately 8,800 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Camden County, New Jersey Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Philadelphia/Camden metropolitan area. Its county seat is the city of Camden, and the county’s population is roughly 524,000. The city of Camden and its surrounding areas have high levels of poverty and high crime rates […]
Ravenna is a city in Buffalo County, in the south-central region of Nebraska. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, and its population is about 1,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the city and throughout the county, and among the ways in which these crimes have been […]
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska. The city’s population is approximately 31,000. It is located in the south-central region of the state, along the Interstate 80 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and other areas of Buffalo County for years, and generate a wide range of additional […]
Temple Terrace is an incorporated city in northeastern Hillsborough County, FL, adjacent to Tampa, with a population of approximately 26,000. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas, generating complaints from residents to law enforcement. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is […]
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, MN, and has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding […]
Millry is a town of about 400 residents located in Washington County, AL. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the area, and among the more serious crimes associated with the area’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Among the efforts to address such problems have been the use of tactics meant to […]
Lauderhill, officially the City of Lauderhill, is in Broward County, Florida. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was approximately 74,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and well-documented problems in the county for decades, and prostitution-related homicides have also occurred in the area. Resident complaints frequently spur police to conduct prostitution and […]
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