Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, located about 30 miles west of Cleveland. Its population is about 12,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within Amherst and throughout the county. Some cases of the local sex trade have involved involved child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in state […]
Clermont County is a county located in southwestern Ohio and has a population of approximately 206,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county. For example, in September 2012, three people were arrested as the result of an investigation into a prostitution ring operating out of a local mobile home park. According […]
Dublin is a city in Franklin County in the state of Ohio. Its population is roughly 49,000 residents, and the city is a suburb of Columbus. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented local problems. For example, in October 2018, Dublin Police arrested four Columbus women on soliciting charges in the 500 block of Metro […]
Caledonia County has a population of about 30,000 and is located in the northeastern part of Vermont. Its government seat and population center is the town of St. Johnsbury. Law enforcement agencies within the county are not known to have conducted reverse stings or used most other tactics proactively targeting demand. However, there have been […]
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, NJ and has a population of approximately 6,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented within the county and its unincorporated areas. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement […]
Oconee County is a county in the westernmost part of South Carolina that has a population of approximately 80,000 residents. Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest city is Seneca. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in May 2012, a 62-year-old Seneca resident and “former Guardian […]
Perry is a city in central Georgia, located in Houston County, GA, with approximately 22,000 residents. It is the county seat of Houston County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with prostitution in the city is the sex trafficking […]
Houston County is a county located in central Georgia with a population of approximately 167,000 residents. Its county seat is Perry, although the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
Roseburg is a city in Douglas County, OR with a population of approximately 24,000 residents. It is in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon and is the county seat and most populous city of Douglas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been document in the city. For example, in 2015, a Roseburg man was […]
Tamarac is a city of approximately 66,000 residents located in Broward County, FL. It is part of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and within the county. Among the more serious issues associated with commercial sex in the area is sex trafficking. For example, in 2012, […]
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