Walker County is a county located in central Alabama. It has a population of roughly 65,000 residents and the county seat is Jasper, AL. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the county, especially within the last decade. In May 2011, members of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) conducted a street-level […]
Ooltewah is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee, near Chattanooga. Its population is roughly 750. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented as problems throughout the county for decades, including in the community of Ooltewah. For example, in 2012, a 23-year-old man was arrested in response to a report of an assault on Willow […]
Raeford is a city of just under 4,750 residents in Hoke County, North Carolina. The city serves as the government seat of Hoke County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city. For example, in February 2018, a Hoke County Sheriff’s Office investigation found that a Raeford business advertising itself as a spa […]
Buena Vista County is located east of Sioux City, Iowa. It has a population of about 21,000, roughly half of which live in the county seat and largest city, Storm Lake. Prostitution activity has been reported in the community over the past decade, and on at least two occasions, local law enforcement have uncovered commercial […]
Little America is a census-designated place in Southwestern Wyoming, of approximately 29 residents, located in Sweetwater County, WY. Although the town is too small to have its own law enforcement agency, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have still been documented in the area by officials from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. Among the more […]
Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of Arizona. Its population is roughly 10,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the city, and in surrounding communities and unincorporated areas, have been very well-documented for decades. For example, in July 2014, two men were […]
Vandalia is a suburban city of roughly 15,000 residents in Montgomery County, Ohio, near Dayton. In addition to being the city closest to Dayton International Airport, Vandalia lies at the crossroads of I-75 and I-70, making it a major hub for business travel and a draw for commercial sex and sex trafficking — problems which […]
Greenwood Village is a municipality of about 15,000 residents located in Arapahoe County, the third-most populous county in Colorado. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the city and throughout the Arapahoe County area have been well-documented. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is the sex trafficking of adults and minors. […]
Sarasota County is located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast with a population of approximately 433,000 residents. Its county seat is the city of Sarasota, and its largest city is North Port. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police […]
Comanche County is located in southwestern Oklahoma along Interstate 44. The county has a population of roughly 122,000, making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. The city of Lawton serves as the county seat and is its main population center. The local prostitution market has produced a number of documented problems, including child sex […]
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