South Fulton is a city in Fulton County, GA, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated in 2017 from parts of southwest Fulton County and has a population of roughly 108,000 residents. Since its incorporation in 2017, prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented by city officials. In May 2020, an investigation—originally in search […]
St. Johns is a city in eastern Arizona with a population of approximately 3,500 residents. It is located in and the county seat of Apache County, AZ. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been known to be pervasive issues within the city, but have occurred and generated complaints to law enforcement agencies. Child sex trafficking, […]
Avon Township is a small city located in Stearns County, MN and has a population of approximately 2,000 residents. While tactics to reduce the demand for prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented within Stearns County, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have only recently been recorded in Avon Township. For example, in June 2021, […]
Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas with a majority of the city falling within Coryell County and two smaller portions falling in Lampasas and Bell Counties. It has a population of approximately 38,000 residents. The City of Copperas Cove has documented instances of prostitution and sex trafficking of children. For example, in […]
Albany County is a county in New York with a population of approximately 313,000. It is located south of the Mohawk River and west of the Hudson River. The seat of Albany County is the city of Albany, NY, also the capital of New York State. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in […]
Kleberg County is a county located along the southeastern coast of Texas. The county has a population of approximately 31,000 residents and the county seat is Kingsville. Several instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented by the County over the last few years. Among the issues associated with the commercial sex market are […]
Collin County is a county of approximately 1 million residents located in the northeastern region of Texas. Collin County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the county seat is McKinney, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the county and surrounding communities. Among the more serious issues associated […]
Tallapoosa County is located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 41,000 residents. The county’s largest city is Alexander City, and the county seat is Dadeville. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have consistently been reported by county officials but have only recently initiated demand-reduction […]
Baldwin County, AL is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 220,000 residents. It is the largest county in Alabama and is located on the eastern side of Mobile Bay. The county seat is the town of Bay Minette, AL. The Baldwin County […]
Carbon Hill is a city in Walker County, AL., with a population of approximately 1,700 residents. Over recent decades, prostitution and sex trafficking have become significant local issues, and perpetrators have included not only the general population, but have included local government officials. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, […]
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