Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a population of approximately 76,000. Doral is located about 1 mile from Miami International Airport and 13 miles from Downtown Miami. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems in Doral. For example, in 2014, two massage parlors in Doral, owned by the same person, were […]
Kaplan is a city in Vermilion Parish, LA, with a population of approximately 4,300 residents. It is part of the Abbeville micropolitan statistical area in the Acadiana region. Prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the city or surrounding areas, reports of their occurrence have been reported. Among the more serious issues associated […]
Fair Haven is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, CT, in New Haven County, located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers, and has a population of approximately 39,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the neighborhood and surrounding areas for decades. This activity and […]
Montpelier is the capital city of Vermont. It has a population of approximately 7,500 people, making it the smallest state capital in the United States. It is located in Northern Vermont, 35 miles SE of Burlington, and serves as the government seat of Washington County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems throughout Vermont, […]
Blackstone is a town in southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the Rhode Island border. Its population was 9,200 at the 2020 census. It is considered to be within the Providence, RI metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the area for years. A recent example occurred in May, 2021, when […]
Sangamon County is a county located in central Illinois, within the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is roughly 195,000, and its county seat and largest city is Springfield. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a substantial problem in the city of Springfield and the other areas of the county dating back to […]
Cement is a town of approximately 500 residents in Caddo County, OK. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the town and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s prostitution market is child sexual exploitation. For example, between April and September 2020, Snapchat, the social medial platform, reported that […]
Martins Ferry is a city of approximately 6,200 residents in Belmont County, Ohio, directly across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest city in Belmont County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and surrounding Belmont County and the Wheeling metro region for years. For example, in […]
Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, FL, with approximately 25,000 residents. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area, which, in turn, is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more […]
Henry County is a county located on the northwestern border of Tennessee, and has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Its government seat is Paris, TN. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the county’s prostitution market is sex trafficking of adults and […]
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