Paris is a city of approximately 10,000 residents in northwestern Tennessee and is the county seat of Henry County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and throughout the region for decades. For example, in 2015 a 47-year-old Paris man was one of 14 individuals arrested during a week-long undercover […]
Oak Ridge is a city in both Anderson County and Roane County, in the eastern part of Tennessee, situated about 25 miles west of downtown Knoxville, TN. The city has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides […]
Karns is a census-designated place in northwest Knox County, TN, with a population of approximately 3,500, and is located about 11 miles northwest of the center of Knoxville, TN. Instances of prostitution have been documented in the city, and among the more serious issues associated with the area’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
Shepherdsville is a home rule-class city on the Salt River in northern Kentucky, located just south of Louisville. It is the government seat of Bullitt County and has a population of approximately 14,000 residents. While prostitution has not been reported as a significant issue in the city, due to tis close proximity to the City […]
Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, about 100 miles northwest of Omaha, NE, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. Its population is roughly 24,000, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the community. For example, in 2021 a man was sentenced […]
O’Neill is a city of about 4,000 residents in northern Nebraska, located in Holt County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the community, and police responses have included those targeting sex buyers. For example, in March 2018, a 61-year-old man was arrested and was later fined $500 and sentenced to one day in […]
Midlothian is an unincorporated area in Chesterfield County, VA. It is a western suburb of Richmond, and has a population of approximately 70,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in Midlothian and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the commercial sex market in the area is child sex trafficking. For […]
Otsego is a city 0f about 21,000 residents in Wright County, Minnesota. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. At least one operation targeting the consumer-level demand for prostitution has occurred in the city. In December 2021, an Otsego man was sentenced in a case involving an undercover prostitution investigation. The […]
Berkeley County is a county in South Carolina with a population of approximately 237,000 residents. The government seat is Moncks Corner, SC. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, SC, and has a population of approximately 14,000 residents. Moncks Corner is included within the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. In recent years, community members have noted a significant increase in prostitution and sex trafficking activity. For example, in 2015, a Berkeley […]
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